Valeria H. Parker
Valeria H. Parker | |
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Dr. Valeria H. Parker | |
| Born | Valeria Hopkins February 11, 1879 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 1959 (aged 79–80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oxford College, Hering Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse |
Edward O. Parker (m. 1905) |
Valeria Hopkins Parker (February 11, 1879 – 1959) was an American physician and suffragette. A governor appointee as director of the Connecticut State Farm for Women (1919), she was the first "woman policeman ever to be given supervision over state policemen in the US", these being policewomen who supervised girls in the New London, Connecticut area. Among her other achievements, she was also the Executive Secretary of the US Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board.