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Many people have got old-fashioned views about women. They think they can't do hard physical work, but female fire-fighters are proving them wrong. In the United States, 200 to 300 women become fire-fighters every year.
Sherruy Smith is one of the 17 female fire-fighters in the Oklahoma City Department. She became a fire-fighter when she was 21 years old. Sometimes the job is dangerous, bur Sherry enjoys her work very much. She gets a lot of exercise, and she hasn't got a problem doing the work the men do. In fact, she is stronger than most of the men.
Collen Walz is also a fire-fighter. She works for the Pittsburg Fire Department. She is one of only 20 women fire-fighters in a department of 840 fire-fighters. Colleen is head of training. She trains the men and women in the department to run up and down stairs with heavy equipment and to use hand tools to cut doors and walls. She prepares them to pass the tests that all fire-fighters, men and women, must pass.
Sherry and Collen are proving they can do difficult jobs. These successful women are helping to change people's views about the roles of women.
Thank you for the audios (this one and "Twins"). Greetings from the Basque Country.