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There are, of course, the things a woman always has in her purse: money, preferably in a wallet, so the change doesn't spill all over the place, her keys, a handkerchief, a packet of Beeman's chewing gum.
Also, tucked inside a pocket that isn't exactly visible, she carries a pocket knife and a small lockpick kit. She'd carry a gun, but it weighs down a purse, and it's harder to get to there rather than if she wears it strapped to her thigh or in the small of her back. And, finally, there's a tube of lipstick and an extra pair of panty hose, because a woman simply has to be prepared for any contingency.