Trans World Airlines Air Hostess Coat, Worn by Diane Beers Hill, 1965
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Flight attendants assist with airline passengers' safety and comfort. Airlines once exclusively hired young unmarried women for these jobs, and uniforms tended to be form-fitting with impractical accessories like white gloves and high-heeled shoes. Diane Beers wore this coat as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
Flight attendants assist with airline passengers' safety and comfort. Airlines once exclusively hired young unmarried women for these jobs, and uniforms tended to be form-fitting with impractical accessories like white gloves and high-heeled shoes. Diane Beers wore this coat as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
Artifact
Coat (Garment)
Date Made
1965
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Creator Notes
Commissioned by Trans World Airlines. Made by Briny Marlin, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.66.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Diane Beers Hill.
Material
Cloth
Plastic
Color
Grayish green
Bluish green
Dimensions
Height: 39.5 in (center back to hem)
Width: 16 in (shoulder to shoulder)
Inscriptions
on tag inside at neck: Briny Marlin
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