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The great stewardess rebellion : how women launched a workplace rebellion at 30,000 feet / Nell McShane Wulfhart.

Summary:

"The empowering story of a group of spirited stewardesses who fought for their rights in the cabin and revolutionized the workplace for all American women"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780385546454
ISBN: 0385546459
Physical Description: ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-294) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. Patt -- Honeybuns on the charm farm -- Gloves to grievances -- The airstrip -- Sonia in fantasyland -- What the BFOQ? -- Black mollies -- Think of her as your mother -- Do women age faster on airplanes? -- In and out of uniform -- Part II. Tommie -- Flying pianos -- Pregnancy and pursers -- The case of Mary Pat -- Men on board -- Smiling through it all -- Stewardesses for women's rights -- We really move our tails for you -- First the commies, then the feminists -- The single room contract -- Part III. Patt and Tommie -- Stay or go? -- Election day -- Professionals at last.