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Meet Pioneering FDNY Firefighter Brenda Berkman

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Brenda Berkman served 25 years in the FDNY after becoming one of the city's first women firefighters.

Captain Brenda Berkman served 25 years in the FDNY after becoming one of the first women firefighters in New York City. Now retired, she continues her fight for womens' rights through the United Women Firefighters Foundation.

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