This little book (79 pages) features black and white
photographs of female firefighters accompanied by their own words, or poems, or
short descriptions of the women. So
many of the images of the firefighters rushing into the World Trade Center
towers or picking through the rubble after they collapsed are of men, and
that’s not surprising since fewer than thirty women serve among the nearly
12,000 firefighters in New York. But
there are women in FDNY, and their contributions are worth noting. The pictures show the women, at work or at
home, along with other image of fire trucks, fire hoses, and fire helmets. The
text conveys some of the women’s feelings about the loss of their fellow
firefighters on September 11, 2001, and also makes clear their contribution on
that day. This book is nicely produced,
and may be especially appreciated by people who have personal connections with
firefighters.

© 2002 Christian Perring. All rights reserved.

Christian Perring, Ph.D., is
Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College, Long Island. He is
editor of Metapsychology Online Review. His main research is on
philosophical issues in psychiatry. He is especially interested in exploring
how philosophers can play a greater role in public life, and he is keen to help
foster communication between philosophers, mental health professionals, and the
general public.

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