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Individual women's stories
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Sandy Lee Injury . . . November 1982
Woman Firefighter Threatened . . . December 1982
Trouble for FDNY Women . . . September 1983
Berkman, Gonzales Fired . . . October 1983
Griffiths Receives Award . . . February 1994
Going for the Gold . . . October 1984
A Father's Story . . . October 1986
New Training Chief for Atlanta . . . February 1988
Facing the Unknown . . . May 1988
Gambling & Starting Over . . . August 1988
Old Lady/The Kids . . . June 1989
Air Force Firefighting . . . July 1989
The Diana Williams Story . . . March 1990
A Glimpse into the Future . . . March 1990
The Second Time Around (2-part article) . . . July, Sept. 1990
One Crazy Person Running In (2-pt article) . . . Aug., Sept. 1990
Firefighter With Extra Muscle . . . January 1991
A Really Good Shift . . . November 1991
Rising from the Ashes (2-part article) . . . Dec.'91, Jan. '92
Chief Smith Receives Award . . . August 1992
Sister Ac . . . September 1992
How Far We've Come . . . March 1993
Judith Livers Brewer . . . March 1993
New Tiburon Chief . . . September 1993
Michos Chief of Prince William County . . . November 1994
San Diego FD's Company 3-A . . . June 1995
Retreat With Honor . . . August 1995
Shannon and the Citadel . . . August 1995
Debra Jarvis Chief of Homewood . . . December 1995
New Fire Chief for Madison . . . January 1996
The Transition Team . . . March 1996
Farther Along the Trail . . . August 1996
Member Profile: Linda Honeycutt . . . October 1996
Member Profile: Monique Vandenberg . . . November 1996
One of My "She-roes" . . . March 1997
Tribute to a Pioneer . . . April 1997
Take Our Daughters to Work Day . . . May 1997
Member Profile: Elizabeth Nevel . . . October 1997
Living the Dream . . . January 1998
The Bitter with the Sweet . . . February 1998
Profile: J. Frye, C. Crowder . . . May 1998
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks . . . September 1998 |
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Job skills and strategies
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Creative Confrontation . . . February 1985
Starting Back Again . . . June 1986
Technique . . . November 1986
Your Witness . . . October 1988
Meaningful Memories . . . May 1989
Solo Performance . . . January 1990
Peer Mediation: A Solution That Works . . . February 1996
Doing Meetings . . . May 1996
Life Lessons . . . March 1997
Danger at the Side of the Road . . . February 1998 |
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Leadership and promotion
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Going for Promotion (3-part article) . . . December 1982;
March, June 1983
Officer Training . . . January 1986
Positive Leadership . . . February 1986
Comment (women & leadership) . . . September 1987
Calm Aspirations . . . February 1989
Lieutenant's Log . . . May 1989
The Best Shift in the Department . . . July 1989
Incident Commander . . . July 1989
Lieutenant's Log: Setting the Tone . . . August 1989
Lieutenant's Log: A Drawer of One's Own . . . March 1990
The Hardest Job . . . April 1990
Will She Ever Go Back to the Line?. . . December 1990
Lieutenant's Log: Subbing In . . . December 1990
Acing the Oral Board . . . April 1991
A Commanding Presence . . . August 1991
Setting Priorities . . . January 1992
The Siberian Chronicles . . . February 1992
Sitting Backwards, Looking Ahead . . . August 1992
Incident Commander . . . November 1992
Tunnel Vision . . . April 1993
Alarmed and Ready . . . August 1993
A Different Way of Doing Things . . . December 1993
Good "Followership" Skills . . . April 1994
Senior Subordinates . . . December 1994
Not For Practice . . . June 1995
Reflections on a Non-Promotion . . . September 1995
Riding the "Seat" . . . January 1996
Step Right Up . . . February 1996
Dealing With Dinosaurs . . . March 1996
After the Promotion: The New Station . . . March 1996
The Makings of a Good Chief . . . May 1996
Doing Meetings Better . . . July 1996
Time Management: The Supervisor's Role . . . March 1997
When You Say Nothing At All . . . April 1997 |
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Leaving the job
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Seeing Women Leave . . . January 1987
Moving On . . . August 1989
When the Axe Falls . . . September 1989
A Female Firefighter Resigns . . . January 1990
Ghost (disability retirement) . . . October 1994
Why We Quit . . . September 1996
I Can See the End . . . March 1997
Last Shift . . . January 1998 |
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Legal issues and lawsuits
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Women's Job Rights . . . November 1983
Eaton Sues Iowa City . . . January 1984
Supreme Court Deision . . . June 1984
Seattle Case Settled . . . March 1985
Cleveland Case Settled . . . April 1985
Denver Case Settled . . . October 1985
Hair Length . . . March 1986
Supreme Court Decision . . . January 1987
St. Paul Controversy . . . July 1988
Hair-Length Policies . . . June 1990
WFS Trustee Testifies Before Congress . . . March 1991
Supreme Court Upholds Job Rights . . . April 1991
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 . . . December 1991
Union Leader Accused of Harassment . . . April 1992
Col. Women Fight to Join Vol. Dept. . . . September 1992
Amendment 2 Realities. . . December 1992
Hair-Length Policies Revisited . . . January 1993
Federal Law on Family Leave . . . May 1993
Toronto Decision Weakens EEO . . . May 1993
Court Decision on Sexual Harassment . . . December 1993
Harassment Policy Challenged . . . January 1994
The Real Impact of Bill 79 . . . May 1994
Anti-Harassment Policy Loses . . . June 1994
NFPA 1583: Public Comment . . . July 1994
1583: The Best We Can Do? . . . August 1994
Supreme Court Rules on Paramedics . . . December 1994
USFA to Stop Campus Sale of Sexual Items . . . June 1995
Final DOL Rules on FMLA . . . July 1995
USFA Lawsuit Settled . . . November 1995
Supreme Ct. Rules Against V. M. I. . . . July 1996
Age-Based Retirement for Firefighters . . . November 1996
Utah Women Win Lawsuit . . . Jan/Feb 1997
New Rulings on Sexual Harassment . . . July 1998
Pittsburgh Lawsuit Challenges Facilities . . . August 1998 |
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Mental health
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Harsh Realities/Strength to Carry On . . . November 1982
The Price of Overachievement . . . September 1983
Morale & the Slow-Moving Station . . . February 1984
Ego and Worry . . . December 1984
The Power of Pure Kindness . . . April 1985
Bored With the Company. . . May 1985
Anger: Healing Process or Festering Sore? . . . November 1985
The Myth of the Perfect Body . . . December 1985
Mistakes and Lessons . . . December 1985
Alone Together: Group Living & the Need for Solitude .. April 1986
"Choosing" Solitude . . . April 1986
Evening . . . April 1986
The Hardest Part (burnout) . . . March 1987
Shop Talk . . . September 1987
Failing Gracefully . . . October 1987
On the Road Again . . . January 1988
Looking Back in Bitterness . . . February 1988
Assertiveness Revisited . . . April 1988
Holding on to Gentleness . . . September 1988
Rising Above Condescension . . . March 1989
It's an Attitude . . . March 1989
The Right to React . . . July 1990
Useful Anger . . . November 1990
Jealousy . . . February 1991
Dealing with Stress . . . July 1991
Looking Bad, Feeling Good . . . January 1992
The Siberian Chronicles . . . February 1992
Surviving 72 . . . March 1992
Time and Priorities . . . August 1992
Following Up . . . December 1992
The Imperfect World . . . February 1993
Tunnel Vision . . . April 1993
Taking Time Out . . . September 1993
Caring for the Caregivers (2-part article) . . . Sept., Oct 1993
A Normal Day . . . October 1994
Being Seen . . . February 1995
The Benefit of Hindsight . . . April 1995
How Whiners Win . . . July 1995
The Defense Rests . . . September 1995
With Friends Like These . . . November 1995
Confessions of a Crier . . . September 1996
Fighting Time Famine . . . Jan/Feb 1997
Survivors . . . August 1997
Respect and Approval . . . October 1997
Message from the Frontline . . . October 1997
Taking Time Out . . . November 1997
Not Forgotten . . . June 1998
Pep Talk . . . July 1998 |
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Networking and conferences
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Report from Memphis FDIC . . . March 1983
Oakland Tradeswomen Conference . . . June 1983
Midwest Tradeswomen Conference . . . October 1983
Women in Emergency Mgmt. Conf. . . . May 1984
Why a Network? . . . January 1985
Conference Program Notes . . . June 1985
Toledo WFS Meeting . . . July 1985
Support Group . . . July 1986
Boulder Conference . . . October 1985
Local network activities . . . January 1986
Local network activities . . . March 1986
Local network activities . . . April 1986
FDIC Workshop . . . May 1986
Local network activities . . . May 1986
Local Networking . . . June 1986
Local network activities . . . July 1986
"Images of Women" . . . August 1986
Madison Conference . . . October 1986
Local network activities . . . October 1986
Florida Conference . . . November 1986
Looking Back, II . . . December 1986
Comment . . . December 1986
IAFC Conference . . . September 1987
Second National Conference . . . October 1987
Local network activities . . . January 1988
Wildland Firefighters Meet . . . March 1988
Chaplains' Conference . . . March 1988
Instructors' Conference . . . April 1988
Maryland Seminar . . . April 1988
IAFF Civil Rights Conference . . . May 1988
Local Networks . . . August 1988
IAFF Convention . . . September 1988
Asheville Conference . . . June 1989
Asheville Photos . . . September 1989
Local Networks (2-part article) . . . April, May 1990
Missouri Valley Chiefs' Conference . . . August 1990
"Once a Dream - Now a Reality" . . . March 1991
San Diego Conference . . . June 1991
Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune . . . August 1991
Supporting Each Other Face to Face . . . April 1992
Health & Fitness Seminar . . . June 1992
WFS/USFA Symposium . . . July 1992
"Times of Change" Conference . . . June 1993
Time to Burn our Branches . . . June 1993
Taking it Home . . . June 1993
WFS Goes North . . . July 1993
WFS Attends CAFC Conference . . . August 1993
Forming Local Networks . . . February 1994
Leadership Training Seminar . . . June 1994
WFS Attends German Fair . . . July 1994
Friedan to Keynote Fairfax Conference . . . February 1995
Sixth WFS Conference . . . May 1995
New Jersey Women Firefighters' Retreat . . . December 1995
VERT Conference Shifts Focus . . . August 1996
WFS At Protective Gear Workshop . . . September 1996
WREI "Women in Uniform" Conf. . . . Jan/Feb 1997
Join Us In Austin . . . March 1997
Why Do We Need This? . . . April 1997
"Trailblazing" Rides High . . . June 1997
Outdoor in the Hills of Texas . . . June 1997
Leadership Training Seminar III . . . January 1998
Women of Color & Allies Summit . . . March/April 1998
LTS-3 a Hit in San Diego . . . March/April 1998 |
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Outside the U.S.
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London Fire Brigade Visit . . . November 1984
Paris Fire Brigade Visit . . . December 1984
New Zealand's Fire Service . . . July 1986
One of the Crew (Canada) . . . November 1989
Premier Rassemblement (French conf.) . . . July 1990
Working in Somalia . . . January 1993
Women Firefighters Overseas . . . January 1993
Canadian Women Firefighters . . . May 1993
Women Firefighters in the West Indies . . . December 1993
Firefighting in France . . . September 1994
British Firewomen in WWII . . . September 1994
Japanese Women Visit . . . October 1994
Women Firefighters in South Australia . . . November 1994
U. K. Women Firefighters' Seminar . . . January 1995
20 Years of Women Firefighters in France . . . August 1996
A Trip to France . . . August 1996
New Zealand Firefighter Visits . . . October 1996
Firefighting in Australia . . .November 1996
U. K. Fire Service Women's Conference. . . December 1996
U. S. Firefighter in South Africa . . . July 1997 |
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