The great stewardess rebellion : how women launched a workplace rebellion at 30,000 feet
(2022)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
331.481387/MCSHANE WULFHART,N

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 331.481387/MCSHANE WULFHART,N Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, [2022]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780385546454, 0385546459, 9780385546454
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

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

"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"--