Fly With Me: History of the Flight Attendant 2005

Synopsis

This documentary charts the evolution of the stewardess and explains why "the glamorous bird" is largely extinct. The outrageous history is full of sex and blatant sexism that is shocking by today's standards. Fly With Me mirrors the dramatic social upheaval of the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s, and the birth of feminism. Former "stews" who flew in the 50s, 60s and 70s bare all to tell the real story of what life was like as one of the most envied women on the planet.