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- Trans World Airlines Air Hostess Coat, 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 coat as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
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Trans World Airlines Air Hostess Coat, 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 coat as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.