The Great Stewardess Rebellion
How Women Launched a Workplace Rebellion at 30,000 Feet
New York : Doubleday, [2022]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"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.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Flight attendants.
Sexual harassment.
Sex role in the work environment.
Employee rights.
Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation.
Flight attendants.
Sexual harassment.
Sex role in the work environment.
Employee rights.
Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation.
ISBN:
9780385546454
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BUSINESS Employment McS | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
BUSINESS Employment McS | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-294) and index.