Linda Willing Collection on Women in the Fire Service
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Linda Willing is a retired career fire officer who formerly worked with the Boulder Colorado Fire Department. In 1982, she co-founded the organization Women in the Fire Service (WFS). Following her career as a fire officer, Willing established Real World Training and Consulting, a company through which Willing works with emergency services agencies on leadership development and diversity management. The Linda Willing Collection on Women in the Fire Service (dated 1982-1997) consists of materials collected by Willing documenting her career as a fire officer and her engagement with Women in the Fire Service (WFS). Materials in this collection include correspondence, conference programs and ephemera, newspaper articles, and newsletters. The collection also includes materials documenting organizing work to establish and further occupational health and safety protections for women fire officers. Maternity leave policies and sexual harassment are particularly well documented.
Biographical Note
Linda Willing is a retired career fire officer who formerly worked with the Boulder Colorado Fire Department. In 1982, she co-founded the organization Women in the Fire Service (WFS). Following her career as a fire officer, Willing established Real World Training and Consulting, a company through which Willing works with emergency services agencies on leadership development and diversity management. She published On the Line: Women Firefighters Tell Their Stories (2011), and worked as an adjunct instructor and curriculum advisor with the National Fire Academy. Willing graduated with a bachelor's degree in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in organization development from Regis University. She is also a certified mediator.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Contents
The Linda Willing Collection on Women in the Fire Service (dated 1982-1997) consists of materials collected by Willing documenting her career as a fire officer and her engagement with Women in the Fire Service (WFS). Materials in this collection include correspondence, conference programs and ephemera, newspaper articles, and newsletters. The collection also includes materials documenting organizing work to establish and further occupational health and safety protections for women fire officers. Maternity leave policies and sexual harassment are particularly well documented.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Linda Willing Collection on Women in the Fire Service; WAG 375; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Linda Willing in July 2023; the accession number associated with this gift is 2023.074.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were rehoused in archival boxes and folders, and described on the collection-level. Folders were arranged alphabetically and inventoried.
