Sex objects in the sky: A personal account of the stewardess rebellion

Paula Kane has much more in common with the average stewardess than the fictionalized fluffy young things in Coffee, Tea, or Me. She flew five years for American Airlines, and during that time she and her friends certainly did see the world. But they also found out what its really like to live the life of a sex object...the submissive young girl serving businessmen and politely taking their verbal and physical abuse. Paula rebelled inwardly at first, bottling up her anger. Then, with the help of the Stewardesses for Womens Rights organization, and an investigative reporter, she tracked down the roots of her dissatisfaction with the airline business and her own submissive attitude toward it. For example, she learned that the airlines have consistently ignored health and safety hazards, including radiation dangers, in their attempts to maximize profits, and have systematically passed over heroism while blatantly awarding sex appeal. In fact, it was only recently that the airlines allowed stewardesses to marry or have children. Paula decided to fight. The result is this fine book.