Posts tagged with ‘Ellen Church’

  • This Day in History May 15, 1930

    By Ruth on May 15, 2013
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    I honestly don’t go flying much any more, but this is probably indicative of just how much things have changed in the airline industry.  On this date in 1930, Iowa native Ellen Church became the first airline stewardess (remember when they were called that?).  She was aboard a Boeing Air Transport from Oakland, CA to Chicago, IL.    Interestingly, it […]