[PDF.68pg] The Jet Sex: Airline Stewardesses and the Making of an American Icon

The Jet Sex: Airline Stewardesses and the Making of an American Icon

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 | #765459 in Books |  University of Pennsylvania Press |  2013-03-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.50 x6.25 x1.25l,1.36 | File type: PDF | 296 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You|By takingadayoff|When passenger flights started to become common in the 1930s, the co-pilot was the one who helped carry luggage and passed out blankets. As the number of flights and passengers increased, the airlines realized they needed a dedicated employee in the cabin to assist with passengers. The turbulent nature of early flight meant ma| ||"The Jet Sex is an impressive study of the stewardess as an American icon and a real human being. Those of us who came of age in the 1950s and 1960s can't help but remember her appeal as a model of beauty and of service in the magical realm of flying.

In the years after World War II, the airline stewardess became one of the most celebrated symbols of American womanhood. Stewardesses appeared on magazine covers, on lecture circuits, and in ad campaigns for everything from milk to cigarettes. Airlines enlisted them to pose for publicity shots, mingle with international dignitaries, and even serve (in sequined minidresses) as the official hostesses at Richard Nixon's inaugural ball. Embodying mainstream America's perf...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Jet Sex: Airline Stewardesses and the Making of an American Icon   |  Victoria Vantoch. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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