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Cheryl wants to fight fire as a job. It is a job for manly men. Cheryl doesn't know this. So she applies, trains, and passes all physical and mental tests, and wins a spot in a fire house.
She is welcomed into the fraternity, and all is good in the world. Wrong.
What follows is her story of struggle against a culture casually accepting of harassment and bullying in the mistaken belief that women can't be firefighters.
By Steve KoppangCheryl wants to fight fire as a job. It is a job for manly men. Cheryl doesn't know this. So she applies, trains, and passes all physical and mental tests, and wins a spot in a fire house.
She is welcomed into the fraternity, and all is good in the world. Wrong.
What follows is her story of struggle against a culture casually accepting of harassment and bullying in the mistaken belief that women can't be firefighters.