To get a job as a stewardess, you had to be unmarried, be childless, have straight teeth and clear skin. The average tenure of United Stewardess is only 21 months before she gets married. In 1968, after several years, the EEOC decides in favor of the stewardesses. Rules about marriage and age have to disappear, and men can start working flight attendants.
In this Live Interview with Nell McShane Wulfhart, we discuss the hidden labor and humiliation of the Airline Industry's "Swingin' 60's" image and how the "pretty faces" behind the tawdry ads fought back.