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Article: Retiring Flight Attendant Reflects on 30 Years of Career Change.(Originated from The Indianapolis Star and News)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- September 21, 1997
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Sep. 21--Susan Cooper began her career as a stewardess, a job in which she and other women were prohibited from getting married and watched carefully to make sure they didn't gain weight. Cooper's usual customers were well-off business travelers, almost all men.
As she now ends her career, more than 30 years later, the job of flight attendant is one held by both men and women, and the profession is tackling tough issues like dealing with unruly and aggressive passengers.
Cooper, 54, recently retired as American Trans Air's chief flight attendant. While her career has spanned major changes in her profession, many of the basic responsibilities ...