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Physical abilities testing
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Physical Agility Testing . . . January 1983
SFFD Testing . . . April 1983
Challenge to Cleveland's Test . . . July 1983
L. A. Women's Training Program . . . August 1983
Letter on firefighter testing . . . December 1984
Letters on entry-level testing . . . December 1985
Chicago Testing . . . July 1986
Physical Agility Testing . . . September 1989
Hiring the Hard Way: The St. Paul Story (2-part article) . . . Sept., Oct. 1991
Hiding Behind "Standards" . . . October 1992
Firefighter Physical Standards . . . August 1993
Physical Abilities Testing . . . April 1994
Physical Testing for Firefighters . . . July 1994
NFPA 1583: Public Comment . . . July 1994
Up in Arms Over the Combat Test . . . August 1994
1583: The Best We Can Do? . . . August 1994
Fire Chiefs and Physical Testing . . . May 1995
Scoring Systems for Physical Tests . . . June 1995
1583 Heads for NFPA Vote . . . October 1995
1583 Goes Back to Committee . . . January 1996
IAFF Opposes Combat Challenge . . . March 1996
USFS Develops New Test . . . April 1997
What Makes a Test "Valid"? . . . September 1998 |
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Relationships and the workplace
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Firefighter Marriages . . . November 1983
Fire Department Marriages . . . December 1987
Love on the Job (2-part article) . . . Oct., Nov. 1989
Living in Shifts . . . December 1997 |
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Reproductive health & parenting issues
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Maternity in the Fire Service, Part I . . . May 1983
Maternity: Another View . . . June 1983
Maternity, Part III . . . September 1983
Maternity, Part IV . . . August 1984
Support for Parental Leave . . . March 1986
Maternity Leave . . . May 1986
Maternity Leave: The Law . . . February 1987
Maternity Survey Statistics . . . May 1987
Maternity Survey Commentary . . . June 1987
Motherhood as a Second Career . . . January 1990
Maternity Leave (2-part article) . . . March, April 1990
Developing Maternity Policies: One Dept's Experience . . . August 1990
Supreme Court Upholds Job Rights . . . April 1991
Breastfeeding in the Fire Service . . . June 1991
A Change of Heart . . . October 1991
The IAFF on Pregnancy Issues . . . December 1991
Federal Law on Family Leave . . . May 1993
Firefighter/Single Parent . . . March 1994
Firefighting & Reproductive Safety . . . December 1994
Final DOL Rules on FMLA . . . July 1995
USFS Surveys Reproductive Risks . . . December 1996
Firefighter Reproductive Health Data . . . May 1997
One Maternity Policy's Long Strange Trip . . . September 1997 |
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Safety and protective equipment
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Try These on for Size . . . November 1982
Turnout Gear/Uniforms in Women's Sizes . . . July 1984
Conference Report: Fire Gear . . . November 1985
Hair Length . . . March 1986
Someone is Finally Listening . . . December 1989
Hair-Length Policies . . . June 1990
Hair-Length Policies Revisited . . . January 1993
Health Problems for NYC EMT's . . . April 1993
Women's Health/Safety Symposium . . . November 1994
WFS Survey: Protective Gear Fit (3-part article) . . . June, July, Aug. 1996
WFS At Protective Gear Workshop . . . September 1996 |
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Sexual harassment
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Pornography on the Job (2-part article) . . . July, August 1983
Sexual Harassment . . . August 1987
Comment on Draeger ad . . . January 1988
Letters on Draeger ad . . . February 1988
Opportunity vs. Exploitation . . . October 1988
Firefighter Calendar . . . October 1988
Letters on firefighter calendars . . . November 1988
Stopping Sexual Harassment . . . September 1990
Saying "No" to Harassment . . . September 1990
Pornographic Pin-Ups Ruled Harassment . . . February 1991
WFS Survey: Sexual Harassment . . . May 1991
The Hill/Thomas Hearings . . . November 1991
Union Leader Accused of Harassment . . . April 1992
Cultural Diversity Training . . . December 1992
Amendment 2 Realities . . . December 1992
"Face the Fire" Faces the Music . . . January 1993
A Mixed Message . . . September 1993
Supreme Court Decision on Harassment . . . December 1993
Harassment Policy Challenged . . . January 1994
Public Enemies . . . June 1994
USFA Fights to Stop Campus Sale of Sexual Items . . . June 1995
Retreat With Honor . . . August 1995
Shannon and the Citadel . . . August 1995
USFA Lawsuit Settled . . . November 1995
U.S. Forest Service Policy on Harassment . . . May 1996
Supreme Court Rules Against V. M. I. . . . July 1996
Farther Along the Trail . . . August 1996
Utah Women Win Harassment Suit . . . Jan/Feb 1997
Anti-Harassment Policy Adopted . . . March 1997
WFS Survey: Sexual Harassment (2-part article) . . . Oct., Dec. 1997
Harassment: Making It Stop . . . December 1997
Sexual Harassment Notes . . . March/April 1998
Workplace Bullying . . . May 1998
New Rulings on Sexual Harassment . . . July 1998 |
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Unions
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Sticking with the Union (2-part article) . . . March, April 1985
IAFF Civil Rights Conference . . . May 1988
IAFF Convention . . . September 1988
IAFF President and Women . . . October 1989
The IAFF on Pregnancy Issues . . . December 1991
IAFF Resolution #9 Withdrawn . . . September 1994 |
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Volunteer firefighting
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Women Volunteer Firefighters . . . February 1987
Letters on women volunteers . . . April 1987
Colorado Women Fight to Join Volunteer Department . . . September 1992
A Code of Conduct for Volunteer Firefighters . . . Jan/Feb 1997
The Woodbine Ladies Fire Department . . . June 1997 |
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WFS activities
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Proposed WFS By-Laws . . . August 1983
WFS By-Laws . . . May 1984
Trustee Profiles . . . August 1984
WFS: A Two-Year Look Back . . . January 1985
Comment . . . September 1985
Where It All Goes . . . July 1986
Grand Canyon Trip . . . July 1988
Trustees Propose Changes . . . April 1989
What Trustees Do . . . June 1989
Changes . . . July 1989
New WFS Board of Trustees . . . September 1989
Growth and Dissent . . . October 1989
Trustees Set Up Committees . . . January 1990
Request Line II . . . May 1990
A Lesson in Politics . . . July 1990
Two New WFS Trustees . . . July 1990
Trustees' Meeting/1990 Financial Report . . . January 1991
WFS Trustee Testifies Before Congress . . . March 1991
WFS' Human Relations Committee . . . May 1991
WFS Gets USFA Contract . . . June 1991
Trustee Elections . . . June 1991
WFS Trustees Meet in San Diego . . . June 1991
Trustee Candidates . . . July 1991
Trustee Election Results . . . October 1991
A Word of Thanks . . . October 1991
WFS' Impact on NFPA Standards . . . December 1991
1991 Financial Report . . . March 1992
WFS' Board of Trustees . . . July 1992
The Changing Face of the Fire Service . . . October 1992
EENET Videoconference . . . October 1992
A Decade of Networking Women . . . November 1992
WFS Year-End Report . . . December 1992
Trustee Candidates . . . July 1993
WFS in 1993: A Year-End Report . . . January 1994
Trustee Elections . . . July 1994
Trustee Candidates . . . August 1994
Trustee Election Results . . . October 1994
A New Fund for WFS . . . October 1994
WFS 1994 Report . . . February 1995
WFS to Revise USFA Manual . . . March 1995
Letter from the USFA . . . April 1995
A New Office for WFS . . . June 1995
Three New Trustees for WFS . . . July 1995
New USFA Manual Project Underway . . . November 1995
New Board Advisors Selected . . . February 1996
WFS Organizes Recruit Training Project . . . April 1996
WFS Trustees Selected . . . July 1996
VERT Conference Shifts Focus . . . August 1996
WFS Meets with NFA Head . . . September 1996
Anti-Harassment Policy Adopted . . . March 1997
WFS Meets with IABPFF President . . . May 1997
WFS' Project Census . . . June 1997
Diversity Summit in Chicago . . . October 1997
We Sure Had Something . . . November 1997
Diversity Coalition Established . . . March/April 1998
Diversity Coalition Meets in D. C. . . . May 1998
Changes to WFS' Board of Trustees . . . July 1998
Fire Service Groups Meet in St. Louis . . . September 1998 |
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WFS surveys
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1980 Survey of Women Firefighters . . . September 1984
1985 WFS Survey (3-part article) . . . September 1985,Feb., June 1986
WFS Report: Firewomen '89 (3-part article) . . . Jan., Feb., March 1989
Why Did We Ask That Question? . . . November 1990
Letter/response on homophobia . . . November 1990
1990 Survey Results . . . November 1990
1990 WFS Survey: Women Chiefs . . . December 1990
1990 Survey: Suggested Topics . . . January 1991
WFS Survey: Sexual Harassment . . . May 1991
1995 WFS Survey Announced . . . November 1995
Survey Results: Firefighter Training . . . April 1996
WFS Survey: Protective Gear Fit (3-part article) . . . June, July, Aug. 1996
WFS Survey: Sexual Harassment (2-part article) . . . Oct., Dec. 1997 |
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Wildland fire
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CDF Conference . . . February 1987
Wildland Firefighters Meet . . . March 1988
Fires of a Different Kind . . . January 1992
California Conservation Corps . . . May 1992
How to Get a Job as a Wildland Firefighter . . . March 1996
Federal Wildland Fire Management Review . . . April 1996
Forest Service Policy on Harassment . . . May 1996
25th Anniversary: The First All-Women Wildland Firefighting Crew . . . June 1996
USFS Survey of Reproductive Risks . . . December 1996
USFS Develops New Test . . . April 1997
Wildland Focus Group Identifies Issues . . . June 1997
USFS Disbands Boise Hotshots . . . May 1998 |
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Women of color in the fire service
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Working Against Racism . . . November 1990
Black Women Firefighters' History . . . February 1992
Expanding Our Visions . . . February 1995
Data on Women Firefighters . . . June 1995
An Asian Perspective . . . November 1996
Profile: J. Frye, C. Crowder . . . May 1998 |
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Women firefighters off the job
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Handling the Press - in Chinese . . . July 1983
World Police/Fire Games . . . May 1984
Fear and Fighting Back . . . July 1987
Grand Canyon Trip . . . July 1988
Berkman Named White House Fellow . . . July 1996
A Trip to France . . . August 1996
Adventure in Service: Rene' Pizzo . . . July 1997
Taking the Challenge . . . June 1998
Seeing the Space in Between . . . May 1999 |
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Women's history
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FDNY Hires Women . . . November 1982
Statistics on Female Firefighters . . . November 1982
Syracuse Survey (2-part article) . . . June, July 1985
Networking History (IAPWFS) . . . May 1986
Women Firefighters' History Project . . . November 1987
Columbia Study . . . June 1988
Firefighting Herstory: Photos . . . August 1990
Black Women Firefighters' History . . . February 1992
FDNY Women Firefighters . . . May 1992
IAPWFS History . . . November 1992
More Glimpses of our History . . . July 1993
Women's History Quiz . . . May 1994
Women in Firefighting: A History . . . March 1995
75th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage . . . August 1995
Lessons of the Suffrage Movement . . . August 1995
The Woodbine Ladies Fire Department . . . June 1997
History (from The Fireman's Journal, 1879) . . . Nov. 1997 |
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