{"id":24688,"date":"2015-05-13T16:39:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T20:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24688"},"modified":"2015-05-14T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T14:22:07","slug":"first-woman-nypd-sergeant-dead-at-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24688","title":{"rendered":"First woman NYPD sergeant dead at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Gertrude Schimmel, a trailblazing NYPD cop who became its first woman sergeant and opened the door for generations of others, died Monday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Gertrude Schimmel, first woman NYPD sergeant, dead at 96 – NY Daily News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

When I saw this obit yesterday in the Daily News, I read it thoroughly because I didn’t know about this amazing woman. And then I clipped it for posting here but forgot my excuse for clipping it: Ms. Schimmel, along with another lady cop, had to sue NYPD to receive promotions.<\/p>\n

Here’s the lawsuit excerpt from this fascinating story about a really remarkable woman. You’ll want to read the whole thing:<\/p>\n

…[B]y 1961, Gertrude Schimmel was ready for more \u2014 and tired of being told she and other women couldn\u2019t take the promotional civil service exams that brought more responsibility and more money.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Schimmel, JB NICHOLAS for NEW YORK DAIly news<\/span><\/p>\n

Schimmel, seen last year at 1 Police Plaza for Women’s History Month, died Monday at age 96.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

By law, only men could become superior officers \u2014 until Schimmel and another pioneering woman, Felicia Shpritzer, sued the NYPD.<\/em><\/p>\n

After three years and a courtroom battle that went all the way to the New York State Court of Appeals, Schimmel and Shpritzer won.<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1965 Schimmel became the department\u2019s first female sergeant. Two years later she was a lieutenant and by 1971 a captain.<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE 5\/14\/2015. I didn’t read the New York Times until after I saw the Daily News report, above. But here’s the NYT’s fuller obit about this strong lady:<\/p>\n

Ms. Schimmel joined the department in 1940, decades before women were allowed to go on patrol, and helped prepare a lawsuit in the 1960s to be able to take the promotional exam for sergeant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Gertrude Schimmel, First Female New York Police Chief, Dies at 96<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Gertrude Schimmel, a trailblazing NYPD cop who became its first woman sergeant and opened the door for generations of others, died Monday. Source: Gertrude Schimmel, first woman NYPD sergeant, dead at 96 – NY Daily News When I saw this … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[161,60],"class_list":["post-24688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","tag-civil-rights-lawsuits","tag-employment-lawsuits"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t