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Fifty years ago today, news stations announced the ruling in Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, which ordered the airline to pay back wages to stewardesses who were fired for their weight or received less pay than male counterparts. #FlyWithMePBS nyti.ms/3vElRpI
In the 1960s, stewardesses fighting for workplace equality found common cause in a surprising, high-profile ally: activist, organizer and Ms. Magazine founder Gloria Steinem, who turns 90 today. #WomensHistoryMonth #FlyWithMePBS to.pbs.org/48ii12P
This Women's History Month, meet the women who set out to fly the world and ended up changing it in FLY WITH ME, now streaming on YouTube, PBS .org and in the free @PBS App! #WomensHistoryMonth #FlyWithMePBS to.pbs.org/4a8PpKA
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was meant to address racial inequalities in the United States. But a surprising late addition added "sex" to the protected categories. Was it an act of altruism or a poison pill? #WomensHistoryMonth #FlyWithMePBS bit.ly/3OFIP5R
Did you miss yesterday's conversation with Allison Elias, Ann Hood and Monica Muñoz Martinez about women's appearance in the workplace? You can watch the full recording now on our YouTube channel 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=wrYOQN… #FlyWithMePBS #WomensHistoryMonth
TONIGHT 8/7c: At a time when single women could not order a drink alone or apply for a credit card, flight attendants served as a catalyst for female independence & gender equality. Watch #FlyWithMePBS on @AmExperiencePBS or stream now: worldchannel.org/episode/fly-wi… #WomensHistoryMonth
Four years after filing a racial discrimination case against three major airlines, on February 29, 1960, the court ruled in Pat Banks' favor, opening the doors for Black women to become flight attendants. #BlackHistoryMonth #FlyWithMePBS bit.ly/4bqTWcV
If you enjoyed #FlyWithMePBS on @AmExperiencePBS and want more stories of cabin-crew strength and innovation, try Fasten Your Seatbelts: History and Heroism in the Pan Am Cabin by Valerie Lester! @FlyPanAm @WorldWingsInter amazon.com/Fasten-Belts-H…
Most chronicles of the Civil Rights Movement focus on marches and sit-ins. But there is a crucial racial justice battleground often overlooked—and it unfolded in the sky. #BlackHistoryMonth #FlyWithMePBS bit.ly/3uyGQtC
Watching #FlyWithMePBS & I reached this pt abt the 👨 coming home fm WW2 & 👩 being pushed out of the workforce. If that was middle class bak then, what does it say abt 1 parent having 2 stay home 2day? Below mid class? 😜
A Q&A with Casey Grant, one of the first Black flight attendants for Delta, featured in our new documentary, FLY WITH ME. ✈️ #FlyWithMePBS is now streaming online and in the @PBS App. bit.ly/3T8FOO6
Watching #FlyWithMePBS & remembering when I applied w/NW straight out of college w/a teaching degree b/c I had decided I didn’t want to teach. NWAir didn’t think I was fit to be a flight attendant. 🤷♀️
Exactly. #FlyWithMePBS
Fly With Me is out now! ✈️🎊 #FlyWithMePBS
Fly With Me is out now! ✈️🎊 #FlyWithMePBS
@AmExperiencePBS @PBS This was outstanding! I learned so much. #FlyWithMePBS ✈️
@SarahColtProd @kathleenmbarry2 @TheFlyGirl10 ✈️ Did you miss tonight’s broadcast? #FlyWithMePBS is now streaming online and on the @PBS App 👇 pbs.org/wgbh/americane…
A lot of the HARD WON Laws that Women ,Blks and POC achieved are NOW under ATTACK by MAGA Republicans their Billionaires Donors White supremacists They want to TURN the CLOCK ⏰ BACK to BEFORE the 50s 😡 #FlyWithMePBS
What questions do you have for @SarahColtProd, @kathleenmbarry2 and @TheFlyGirl10 after watching #FlyWithMePBS?
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Highly recommended. #FlyWithMePBS
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Highly recommended. #FlyWithMePBS
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