
Rose Fortune - the first female police officer in Canada 
She was born into slavery in the British colony of Virginia. Her family escaped slavery during the American Revolution, settling in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, as part of the Black Loyalist migration when Rose was 10 years old. 
In 1825, Rose Fortune started her own business, carting luggage between the ferry docks and nearby homes and hotels. She became entrusted with safeguarding property and maintaining order on the wharves and warehouses of Annapolis Royal, acting as the town&amp;#8217;s waterfront police officer. (HT to Kate Beaton)