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Monday, May 13, 2013

Vintage Air Hostesses

Vintage Air Hostesses


Vintage Air Hostesses

The first female flight attendant

 was a 25-year-old registered nurse named

 Ellen Church, she was hired by United 

Airlines in 1930. In the United States, the job 

was one of only a few in the 1930s 

 to permit women, which led

 to large numbers of applicants for the

 few positions available. Female flight

 attendants rapidly replaced

 male ones, and by 1936, they had all but

 taken over the role. They were selected not

 only for their knowledge but also

 for their characteristics. 

In the United States, they were required

 to be unmarried and were fired

 if they decided to wed. A 1936 New York

 Times article 

described the requirements:

“The girls who qualify for hostesses

 must be petite; weight 100 to 118 pounds;

 height 5 feet to 5 feet 4 inches;

 age 20 to 26 years. Add to that

 the rigid physical examination

 each must undergo four times

 every year, and you are

 assured of the bloom that 

goes with perfect health.”



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There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane…” Air Hostess
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