Brenda Berkman

Brenda Berkman
Berkman in 2001
EducationSt. Olaf College (BA), Indiana University (MA), New York University (JD), John Jay College (MS)
Occupation(s)Firefighter, artist, lawyer
Board member ofMonumental Women[1]
Websitebrendaberkmanartworks.com

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]

  1. ^ "Board of Directors » Monumental Women".
  2. ^ "Guide to the United Women Firefighters Records WAG.057". Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives Voices of Feminism Oral history Project-Smith College 3-12-2012 www.smith.edu. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Berkman Retires from FDNY". International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Labor Arts". www.laborarts.org. Retrieved 2019-03-29.