Adventures in the Unfriendly Skies

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0043
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0043
Title: Adventures in the Unfriendly Skies
Description: Julie P. Doyle's paper, "Adventures in the Unfriendly Skies," details her mother's experiences as a flight attendant for United Airlines in the 1950s. The paper is organized into sections covering the history of flight attendants, personal anecdotes, and the broader societal issues of sexism, racism, and dangers faced by early stewardesses. Key points include discriminatory hiring practices, personal stories of racism, and harrowing incidents like midair collisions and bomb threats.
Date: 31 October 2019
Creator: Doyle, Julie
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Doyle, Julie P.; stewardesses; flight attendants; United Airlines; drug smuggling
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Doyle, Julie; George M. Jones Library Association