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Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32.
Mary Pat Laffey Inman, a key figure in a lawsuit that ended many discriminatory practices in the skies, looks back at a not-so-golden era.
https://t.co/JIR6oSHZH9
@Primo_Levi@AmExperiencePBS@kathleenmbarry2@TheFlyGirl10 Flight attendants should weigh in on this! But we know that it was (and is) a very physically demanding job. As planes got larger and faster, flight attendants had to assist more people in less time. @kathleenmbarry2 describes this speed up in her book Femininity in Flight.
@cardcataloggirl@AmExperiencePBS@kathleenmbarry2@TheFlyGirl10 It's hard to choose just one, but a real highlight was the opportunity to speak with so many incredible flight attendants about their experiences fighting to get and keep their jobs, and ultimately make their workplace more equitable!
“We weren't fighting for ourselves. That's what made it so wonderful. I wasn't fighting for me. I was fighting for the girl next to me.” - Dusty Roads
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@MsMagazine@GloriaSteinem Check out this @NYTimes Q&A with Mary Pat Laffey Inman about her experience as a stewardess and her landmark lawsuit.
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https://t.co/g1YqmJa6bG
Female flight attendant to Mary Pat Laffey Inman after win in anti-gender discrimination class action lawsuit against Northwest Airlines: "Every time I walk around my single hotel room naked I think of you!" #FlyWithMePBS@AmExperiencePBS
Kathleen Heenan documented her international travels while working as a TWA flight attendant in an album she shared with the filmmakers. #FlyWithMePBS@AmExperiencePBS
Stewardesses for Women’s Rights found common cause in a surprising, high-profile ally: @MsMagazine founder @GloriaSteinem.
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To learn more about flight attendants working on military air charters during the Vietnam War, check out @SFOMuseum gallery https://t.co/YIZNvi6YV1 #FlyWithMePBS
As highly trained safety professionals working in physically demanding roles, the reality of stewardesses belied their carefree depiction in airlines’ advertisements.
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In October 1966, a group including Betty Friedan (far right), Pauli Murray (second from left) and Sonia Pressman Fuentes (fifth from right) formed the National Organization for Women (NOW) to pressure the EEOC to enforce Title VII and to fight for women’s equality.
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