02032cam a2200289 4500 551351164 TxAuBib 20220319120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781547601752 1547601752 4ee41ea2-047c-432b-a0c9-721f56b6058c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6038903 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rinker, Jessica M. Send a Girl [Libby eBook] : The True Story of How Women Joined the FDNY. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. HTML:Brenda Berkman was often told that she couldn't do certain things because she was a girl. When she grew up, she longed for a job that was challenging, different every day, and required physical and mental strength. In 1977 when the New York City Fire Department finally complied with the Civil Rights Act (from 1964) by allowing women to take the FDNY exam, Brenda jumped at the chance.<br /> <br /> But the FDNY changed the rules of the exam so women wouldn't be able to pass it. Even a lot of men couldn't pass this new exam.<br /> <br /> So Brenda Berkman took the FDNY to court. In 1982, they finally made a fair test, and Brenda and 40 other women passed. She then founded the United Women Firefighters, an organization that helps train and prepare women to be firefighters. Brenda went on to serve in the FDNY for 25 years, reaching the positions of Lieutenant and Captain, and was a first responder during the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11. <i>Send a Girl!</i> is Brenda Berkman's inspiring story. Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Reference. Sociology. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-03-18 20:00:03. Hunt, Meg. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4ee41ea2-047c-432b-a0c9-721f56b6058c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)