{"product_id":"send-a-girl-the-true-story-of-how-women-joined-the-fdny-9781547601745","title":"Send a Girl!: The True Story of How Women Joined the Fdny","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrenda 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo 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. \u003ci\u003eSend a Girl!\u003c\/i\u003e is Brenda Berkman's inspiring story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica M. Rinker \u003c\/b\u003ehas a BA in social welfare from Bloomsburg University and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She's a freelance writer and the author of several award-winning essays, poems, and short stories. She has three kids and currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, also a children's author.\u003cbr\u003e@jm_rinker \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eReading Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Interstellar Cinderella\u003c\/i\u003e and is a printmaker, educator, and all-around maker of things. She was also the recipient of the 2015 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award for her contribution to the Illustrators 58 exhibition. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003ewww.meghunt.com\u003cbr\u003e@meghuntillo\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615620436242,"sku":"9781547601745","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f23821d4-70fe-4bea-8147-1e9eadedb054.jpg?v=1732496503","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/send-a-girl-the-true-story-of-how-women-joined-the-fdny-9781547601745","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}