Valerie Meece: retired MNPD assistant chief
In the early 1970s, the Metro Nashville Police Department had no women working patrol. Valerie Meece was one of the first two women to step into that work — even if there were no women's police uniforms available at the time. And while there were plenty of men on the force who didn't think women had any business doing police work, she was undeterred. And she found allies, working her way up and retiring as an assistant chief after a decades-long career.
This being Music City, maybe it's not too surprising that becoming a cop was not what initially drew Valerie and her sister to Nashville…
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