Femininity in Flight: A History of Flight Attendants
- ISBN-10
- 0822339463
- ISBN-13
- 9780822339465
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-02-28
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Author
- Kathleen Barry
Description
'Femininity in Flight' considers flight attendants as cultural icons, looking at how attendants redeployed the 'glamourization' used to sell air travel to campaign for professional respect, higher wages, and women's rights.
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