Summary Of The Book 'A Woman's Face We Should See'

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Professor Stacey Gallagher

College Composition

September 21, 2013

A Woman’s Face We Should See

Authors Susan Hagen and Mary Carouba, in their book: Women at Ground

Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion, provide a unique perspective on the tragic

Events of September 11th 2001 through the eyes of the women at Ground Zero. The

authors examine the media’s coverage and portrayal of the events surrounding this

tragedy and the implications this reporting had on women. The authors posit that

media presented very few role models for
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women have had no face at Ground Zero. They go on to show that the stories

presented from that day by the media implied a connection between gender and

occupation. Hagen and Carouba took exception to this and set out on a course of

action to prove that not only were women at Ground Zero but that they provided

invaluable services, risked their lives, helped saved the lives of countless thousands

and deserve to have their stories told and be recognized for what they did that day.

The authors provide a great deal of background about the struggles women

have had over the last several decades in earning a place to work beside men in the

Emergency Services field. The introduction goes on to provide a timeline of when

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these women were first allowed to be given an opportunity to compete for these

jobs, to the first women who were able to pass the tests and earn a place