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SPC.2022.008
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: FireWork Newsletter Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2022.008
Physical Description:
0.63 Linear Feet
2 boxes (16 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1982-1999
Abstract: This collection contains issues of FireWork: Women in Fire Suppression newsletters from 1982-1999.
Language of Material:
English
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The FireWork: Women in Fire Suppression newsletter, created by Terese Floren and Linda Willing in connection to the Women
in Fire association, was established in the fall of 1982 as a means to share experiences and connect the national community
of women fire fighters.
The FireWork Newsletter collection (1982-1999) consists of 181 monthly publications of Firework: Women in Fire Suppression.
Articles are written by women who discuss their experiences as firefighters. Topics include: hiring and retention; challenges
female firefighters face in the field such as physical and emotional demands of the job; sexism; networking opportunities
and events; and more related subjects.
Materials are arranged chronologically.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the
Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of
the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection materials were purchased by California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections repository
in 2022.
Collection processed by Cecilia Contreras; 2022.
For related collections please consult: Lynn Shaw Collection; Oregon Tradeswoman Collection; Pat Williams Collection; Vivian
Price Collection; Madeline Mixer Collection; Ronnie Sandler Collection; Kelly Baar Collection; Jane Templin Collection; Molly
Martin Collection; and
Tradeswomen and Labor Studies LibGuide for labor related collections. For digitized material related to all tradeswomen archives collections please consult the
Tradeswomen Archives Project .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women fire fighters
Women -- Societies and clubs
Newsletters
Nontraditional employment for women -- United States
Women in the labor movement
Sex discrimination in employment