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Oral History Interview: Mary H. Dodge interviewed by Betty Parker

Mary Holman-Dodge (b.1912-d.2006) Mary Holman-Dodge was born on September 23, 1912 in Bakersfield, California to William Harvey Holman and Bertha Beatrice Beshears. She attended Bakersfield area schools and graduated from the University of California in 1933. She joined the Bakersfield Police Department on July 3, 1941, becoming the city's first female police officer.