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Wanda Dorn - First Black Stewardess for Ozark Airlines
I was the first Black
Stewardess for Ozark Airline, now part of TWA.
Flying southern US routes back in those days, I faced racial, physical and verbal
discrimination and actual attacks from fellow stewardesses, employees,
passengers and/or airport travelers. Wanda was working at Playboy Magazine in Chicago when she was hired by Ozark.
Wanda stands next to a DC3 prop jet plane, a 24-seat plane that she flew along with the DC9 and 707. Later, they were just putting on the 747 in 1970. (photoshopped photo above for temporary book cover)
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| Wanda celebrate following airline training graduation |
One of the events I cover in my book - I had to
pray and help passengers through an emergency belly landing. It's all in my book soon to be published: "Welcome Aboard Flight ... We Don't Hire Colored Stewardesses".
Despite the negative
unfortunate occurrences, I was excited to be covered by several newspapers and
magazines. I was treated like a celebrity. It was an honor to have been named "Woman
of the Year" by a popular fraternity.
But I will tell all my
exciting and difficult experiences in my book.
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| Airline graduation next day newspaper headline |
Airline training
graduation photo. We were lined up by age. Note - I was fourth from the youngest (smile).
The newspaper writer who took this photo
headlined the article: "The Prettiest 'V' I Ever Did See" - I have a photo where we were captured on the stairs in a "V"
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Wanda's Social Pages
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