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# Letter: Webster Elementary's sign thanking only firemen draws criticism
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/110207-story-20071102/
- Published: 2007-11-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T03:45:47.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Malibu, #archive-import

*By Susan J. Hartley Santa Monica*

So glad to see Webster (Elementary) survived the fire (“Making a comeback,” Oct. 30). My daughter had valuable experiences there when we lived in Malibu. However, I was surprised to see the sexist message on their sign.

Women are firefighters, too. The sign thanking only “firemen” sent a terrible message to all the girls attending Webster and the female firefighters. The wording “Thanks to Firefighters and Sheriffs for Saving Webster” would fit... both the space and the times.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 2, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/110207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)