Wyoming Stewardess School | The History of Aviation and Wyoming

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English-Language Arts History-Social Science STEAM

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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

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Classroom Teacher / Educator

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Wyoming Stewardess School | The History of Aviation and Wyoming

As commercial airlines started establishing themselves they wanted to distinguish their brand. Boeing Air Transport, which later became United Airlines, achieved this by training the worlds’ very first stewardesses, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Our Wyoming looks at the evolution of the flight attendants of today from these industry pioneers.

NOTE: Spanish closed captions are available for this resource.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Students will understand the importance of the Wyoming Stewardess School in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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PBS Learning Media