Kathleen M. Barry. Femininity in Flight: A History of Flight Attendants

One of the pleasures of Kathleen Barry's book, Femininity inFlight, is the many photographs that illustrate her argumentsabout how stewardesses worked to project a particular type offemininity, which she calls glamour. On page 183, for example,she includes a photograph of a youthful brunette stewardessfor the fledgling airline, Southwest. The date is 1972 and thestewardess is clad in "hot pants" and high-heeled lace-up boots,leaning playfully on the seat in front