Ellen Church
Ellen Church | |
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| Born | September 22, 1904 |
| Died | August 22, 1965 (aged 60) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Bachelor's degree of nursing education, University of Minnesota |
| Occupation(s) | Flight attendant Nurse |
| Employer | Boeing Air Transport (Predecessor of United Airlines) |
| Known for | First female flight attendant |
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Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 – August 22, 1965) was the first female flight attendant. A trained nurse and pilot, Church wanted to pilot commercial aircraft, but those jobs were not open to women. Still wanting to fly, Church successfully worked to convince Boeing Air Transport that using nurses as flight-stewardesses would increase safety and help convince passengers that flying was safe. Their first flight took off on May 15, 1930.