Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association Membership Card for D.L. Beers, 1965-1967
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Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She carried this card confirming her membership in the occupational union. Beers left TWA to marry Richard Hill in 1966. At the time, many airlines would not employ married women as flight attendants. That practice was eliminated on U.S.-based carriers by the 1980s.
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She carried this card confirming her membership in the occupational union. Beers left TWA to marry Richard Hill in 1966. At the time, many airlines would not employ married women as flight attendants. That practice was eliminated on U.S.-based carriers by the 1980s.
Artifact
Membership card
Subject Date
1965-1967
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.66.201
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Diane Beers Hill.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 3.875 in
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