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Flight attendant, Carole A. Gerdon, fired by Continental Airlines for being overweight, Los Angeles, Calif., 1974

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Title: Flight attendant, Carole A. Gerdon, fired by Continental Airlines for being overweight, Los Angeles, Calif., 1974
Contributor: Rogers, Art
Date Created and/or Issued: August 6, 1974
1974-08-06
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: BEFORE THE DECISION--Carole A. Gerdon, fired by Continental Airlines for exceeding the weight limit, enters court here.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b736_278520
ark:/21198/zz0002ptp2
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Women--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles--1970-1980
Body weight--United States
Flight attendants--United States
People
Women--Employment--United States
Women--Social conditions
Discrimination against overweight women--California--Los Angeles County
Discrimination in employment--United States
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Legal
Continental Airlines--Employees
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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