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Molly Williams (fl. 1818) was the first known female, and first known black, firefighter in the United States. [1] An African American, she was a slave [2] of the New York City merchant Benjamin Aymar. She was affiliated with the Oceanus Engine Company #11 in lower Manhattan. During her time in the company, she was called Volunteer No. 11. [3]
The first female firefighter in the United Kingdom (Mary Joy Langdon) was recruited in 1976, [3] while the first in New Zealand (Anne Barry) joined in 1981. [4] Many fire departments required recruits to pass tough fitness tests, which became an unofficial barrier to women joining. This led to court cases in a number of countries.
Guiler launched her small business, Triple F (for Fierce Female Firefighter) Dolls in 2022. She said she created them to inspire young girls around the world to become firefighters themselves.
Dani Tridico has worked with the Wilmington Fire Department as a firefighter since 2021. She describes her job as "empowering" and says her favorite part of her role is her ability to help others.
According to a report by the National Fire Protection Association, 17,200, or about 5%, of all firefighters in 2020 were women.. The Austin and Pflugerville fire departments have a higher ...
Brenda Berkman (born 1951 [2]) is a pioneering female firefighter. She was the sole named class plaintiff in the federal sex discrimination lawsuit that opened the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) to women firefighters. [3] After she won the lawsuit in 1982, she and 40 other women became FDNY firefighters. [4]
Trailblazing FDNY firefighter Regina Wilson took the stage at the 2019 MAKERS conference Thursday to speak with two female firefighters on the front lines in California: Kristina Kepner, battalion ...
Firefighter Josephine Reynolds in September 1982. Josephine Reynolds (born 28 March 1965) has been described as one of the first full-time female firefighters in the UK. [1] [2] (However, Sue Batten is the first full time female firefighter. she was 30 when she joined the London Fire Brigade in May 1982; she retired in September 2007 after 25 years of service.