How Flight Attendants Organized Against Their Bosses to End 'Swinging Stewardesses' Stereotyping
In 1971, National Airlines introduced a new slogan: “Fly Me.”
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In 1971, National Airlines introduced a new slogan: “Fly Me.”
An analysis of the gendered dynamics in the class struggle in the 1970s US service sector.
TOM LEONARD: The 1960s and 1970s are often described as the Golden Age of air travel. In 1965 alone, a million women were interviewed for 10,000 jobs as 'sky girls' on U.S. airlines.
Groped, pinched, and talked down to, flight attendants learned to fight for their rights. They still keep passengers safer in the skies.
An analysis of the gendered dynamics in the class struggle in the 1970s US service sector.