A 1960’s stewardess maneuvers between the high-flying allure of travel and the burgeoning women’s movement.
About Judy
Books opened new worlds to me. When I was a kid, some of my favorite books were Little Women, Nancy Drew, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre. Later I turned to Willa Cather, Sinclair Lewis, Faulkner, and Hemingway. Books opened my mind to a magical world.
About Sky Queen
KATHERINE ROEBLING, a young woman from Chippewa Falls, WI, embarks on a journey from her quiet academic life studying anthropology at Beloit College to taste the Jet Age.
The era of rapid social change ushered in by faster and bigger jet engines, created stewardesses as the glamour girls. Airlines market these young women as the jet goddess hostess trained to pamper male passengers, mix their martinis, and calm their fears of flying. On the ground, these jet goddesses become freedom warriors poised to lead a revolution.
Judy's Blog
Are you a person who loves reading but reading a book at night puts you to sleep? I may have a solution for you. Check out what Averi Clements discovered when she read every morning for 7 days. “Books make some people’s eyes tired,…