caption death_date birth_place other_names name birth_date spouse image article_title education birth_name
van victory gardening in world war i winkle , in food administration uniform , promoting 16 january 1932 new york city mina van winkle wilhelmina caroline ginger van winkle 26 march 1875 abraham van winkle mina van winkle usfa.gif mina van winkle
 new york school of philanthropy -lrb- 1905 -rrb- wilhelmina caroline ginger
mina van winkle

mina caroline ginger van winkle -lrb- march 26 , 1875 - january 16 , 1932 -rrb- was a crusading social worker , suffragist , and groundbreaking police lieutenant .
from 1919 until her death in 1932 she led the women 's bureau of the metropolitan police department of the district of columbia -lrb- in washington d.c. -rrb- , and became a national leader in the protection of girls and other women during the law enforcement and judicial process .
her provocative statements about gender and morality in the jazz age brought her further national attention .
