sentences:  Brenda Berkman took legal action against a discriminating physical test of the New York City Fire Department in 1982.After winning the case, women were allowed to join the New York City Fire Department; she and about 40 other women became the first female firefighters in the history of New York City.Berkman was also the founder of the "United Women Firefighters" and became the first openly gay person to be a paid firefighter.