Harold Washington and the Civil Rights Legacy

Politics & Social Sciences

Chandler, Christopher

Politics & Government

Woodbury Press

Paula Kane has much more in common with the average stewardess than the fictionalized fluffy young things in Coffee, Tea, or Me. She flew five years for American Airlines, and during that time she and her friends certainly did see the world. But they also found out what it's really like to live the life of a sex object...the submissive young girl serving businessmen and politely taking their verbal and physical abuse. Paula rebelled inwardly at first, bottling up her anger. Then, with the help of the Stewardesses for Women's Rights organization, and an investigative reporter, she tracked down the roots of her dissatisfaction with the airline business and her own submissive attitude toward it. For example, she learned that the airlines have consistently ignored health and safety hazards, including radiation dangers, in their attempts to maximize profits, and have systematically passed over heroism while blatantly awarding sex appeal. In fact, it was only recently that the airlines allowed stewardesses to marry or have children. Paula decided to fight. The result is this fine book.

Sex objects in the sky: A personal account of the stewardess rebellion

Kane, Paula

Follett Pub. Co.

An insider's account of the campaigns and mayoral administrations of Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor. This is a new Second Edition with added material, as well as a new section of photos.  "A gripping account by Chris Chandler of Washington's historic campaign, his tumultuous time as mayor, the civil rights movement that preceded him, and the transformation which followed... Chris Chandler adds to our understanding of the Washington movement and the broader struggle for transformation. He provides us a front row seat from which to see from the inside this pivotal time in our history." Dick Simpson  Professor of Political Science The University of Illinois at Chicago "Chandler takes us on a Press Secretary's first-person description of the trials and victories of the Washington 1983 and 1987 campaigns and inside the Washington Administration's decision-making process."  Robert Starks  Professor emeritus, Northeastern Illinois University

Biographies & Memoirs

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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