The great stewardess rebellion how women launched a workplace revolution at 30,000 feet
In the 1960s, as flying boomed in the 1960s, women were drawn to the promise of glamorous jet-setting, the chance to see the world, and an alternative to traditional occupations. "Sky girls" had to adhere to strict weight limits at all times, or be suspended from work. They couldn't m...
| Main Author: | McShane Wulfhart, Nell (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday,
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
In the 1960s, as flying boomed in the 1960s, women were drawn to the promise of glamorous jet-setting, the chance to see the world, and an alternative to traditional occupations. "Sky girls" had to adhere to strict weight limits at all times, or be suspended from work. They couldn't marry or have children; their makeup, hair, and teeth had to be just so. Girdles were mandatory while stewardesses were on the clock. And, most important, stewardesses had to resign at 32. McShane Wulfhart shows how the stewardesses began to push back, helping working women get closer to workplace equality today. Her book is a rousing narrative of female empowerment, the paradigm-shifting '60s and '70s, the labor movement, and the cadre of gutsy women who fought for their rights-- and won. -- adapted from jacket and Amazon info |
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-294) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780385546454 0385546459 |
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