Name Badge, Worn by Trans World Airlines Hostess Diane Beers Hill, 1965

THF372104 / Name Badge, Worn by Trans World Airlines Hostess Diane Beers Hill, 1965
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Artifact Overview

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 uniform as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Badge

Date Made

1965

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.66.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Diane Beers Hill.

Material

Metal

Color

Gold (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.625 in
Width: 2.5 in
Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on front: D. BEERS
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    Trans World Airlines Hostess Uniform, Worn by Diane Beers Hill, 1965

    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 uniform as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
Name Badge, Worn by Trans World Airlines Hostess Diane Beers Hill, 1965