As flying boomed in the 1960s, women across America applied for jobs as stewardesses. But as the number of "stews" grew, so did their suspicion that the job was not as picture-perfect as the ads. Eventually they pushed back and thanks to their trailblazing efforts, working women have gotten closer to workplace equality today. Nell McShane Wulfhart crafts a rousing narrative of female empowerment, the paradigm-shifting '60s and '70s and the gutsy women who fought for their rights—and won. The true story of women who stood up to huge corporations and won, creating momentous change for all working women." -Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. magazine