It's like being married to a policewoman.
"Half Portions"
Edna Ferber
Escorted by Miss Brewster, who acted chaperon, or "policewoman" as Sheila insisted on calling her, they walked in orderly file down the eucalyptus avenue to the town, past the hotel, along the esplanade, and up a steep incline to the Villa Bleue.
"The Jolliest School of All"
Angela Brazil
True, they do not take the place of the real, immortal London bobby, neither do the "special constables," but if a young girl is out late at night with her young man in khaki, she is held up by a policewoman and sent home.
"With the French in France and Salonika"
Richard Harding Davis