Surprising Facts that the FBI Wants You To Know

No Women Until 1972

During J. Edgar Hoover's tenure, there were no women FBI agents. Any female employees of the FBI (non-agents) had to wear skirts or dresses and heels. After Hoover passed away in 1972, the FBI Academy immediately admitted two female agents: Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne Pierce. 

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