Video:

"The Pan Am Stewardess at War and Peace" presented by Julia Cooke, author of "Come Fly the World."

Aviation Lecture at National Air and Space Museum, Thursday, October 26, 2023, 8-9 pm

 

“Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Pan Am stewardesses to addressing the geopolitical crises of 1960s and 70s. Flying into active war zones in Vietnam, working in Cold War Moscow, and shepherding foreign dignitaries, American servicemen, and refugees around the world: few of the young women who became stewardesses on Pan American World Airways in the 1960s and 70s envisioned the true rigors of their glamorous job."

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEVH8XeiqIg&t=142s