On May 15th, 1930, Ellen Church became the first woman to fly as an air hostess when she flew for Boeing Air Transport, later to become United Airlines.
Standards were high in those days. Perhaps they are not quite as demanding today?
The requirements for stewardesses in the 1930s were strict. In addition to being registered nurses, the women had to be single, younger than 25 years old; weigh less than 115 pounds; and stand less than 5 feet, 4 inches tall.
Would that this were so today!
Perhaps a knowledge of poison is the one remaining link between the high standards of past recruitment and those of the present.
