Come on an adventure! We talk with author Julia Cooke about her book, "Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am." She describes the lives of stewardesses - to use the vernacular of the day - as they embark on a career that gave them limitless opportunity to see the world. But they also endure endless sexism and are well aware that their opportunities will be limited to the role they signed on for. They become symbolic of the airline itself as they take part in the sexual revolution, the Vietnam War and the explosion of scientific know-how. Their stories of adventure are personal and transfixing as they took the opportunity to see more of the world than their parents could have ever imagined. Cooke explains how America's signature airline grew, how it failed, and how it left a mark on our perception of what flying used to be.
Julia Cooke is available on Twitter at twitter.com/juliaccooke
Her website is comeflytheworld.com
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