Send a Girl!: The True Story of How Women Joined the Fdny (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781547601745)

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.

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.

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. Send a Girl! is Brenda Berkman's inspiring story.

Author: Jessica M. Rinker
ISBN-10: 1547601744
ISBN-13: 9781547601745
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2021
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.90h x 10.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2020 pg. 93
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2021
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 08/01/2021 pg. 99