The jet sex airline stewardesses and the making of an American icon

Object detail

Accession number

13-1378

Maker

Victoria Vantoch

Description

Flying nurses, lady pilots, and the rise of commercial aviation -- Rise of the stewardess -- Breaking the race barrier -- New jet-winged world -- Vodka, tea, or me? -- From warm-hearted hostesses to in-flight strippers -- Beautiful beehives and feminist consciousness.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

ISBN/ISSN

9780812244816
0812244818

Credit line

Victoria Vantoch. 2013. The jet sex airline stewardesses and the making of an American icon, 13-1378. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America North America Americas

Subject: all levels

United States Flight attendants History

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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