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This is a must read! I have found out so much about the flight attendants….all I can say is wooow!! Congrats to you again Mrs. Linda, I watch this book unfold into something amazing!!
This is a ”must read” for all travelers. It is compelling, heartbreaking, heartfelt through and through. The story is amazing. The two airline hostesses tell their story without hype but with striking at the essence what it is to be black and female in a historically dominated white male culture. It is an easy read.
Praise to Linda and Bertha for standing up, jeopardizing their jobs and sacrificing for the rights of others. Well-written!
To God be the Glory for the work Linda and Bertha have done to make a difference in the lives of others.
Uplifting and inspiring, these two women were able to bring to life their experiences as airline stewardesses.
This book is a must read and an easy read. Ms. McQueen tells us of a story of dreaming to become among the first black flight attendants in the airline industry during the 60/70s era. America is a better place with people like her
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A True Story by Linda McQueen featuring Bertha Tease
Two Black Women in the Unfriendly Skies
Linda’s story of growing up in the 50’s and 60’s went from huddling around the radio listening to stories, to actually watching the people she had been listening to on the newly invented television. From keeping her food cold in an ice box, to having a real refrigerator. From eventually getting her dream job, to having to fight to get it back after a near fatal accident. Bertha’s story starts in North Carolina with the various challenges her family had to endure. She comes from a family of 22. Her mother had 20 children, 10 boys and 10 girls. Her parents struggled to make ends meet. After getting the job she wanted, Bertha was harassed about her weight after she had her baby. She fought back and filed a law suit with E.E.O.C. and won! The weight standards were changed because of this. Not just for her airline, but for all airlines.Their stories are about struggle, strength and getting the jobs they prayed for, then fighting to keep them AGAINST ALL ODDS.