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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Reilly Schmidt, Bonnie, 1955-, author

Silenced : the untold story of the fight for equality in the

RCMP / Bonnie Reilly Schmidt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-927575-89-5 (paperback)

1. Policewomen—Canada—History. 2. Equality—Canada—History.

3. Royal Canadian Mounted Police—History. I. Title.

HV8023.R44 2015 363.2082 C2015-903565-1