Letter from Trans World Airlines (TWA) to Charles Abrams (SCAD), June 30, 1958
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Date
June 30, 1958
Description
Letter from TWA to SCAD explaining that the woman they hired to fulfill SCAD's request for hiring a woman of color was diagnosed with a disability preventing her from flying, so they had to let her go. The letter indicates that TWA will continue to include woman of color in their hiring of airline hostesses.
Type
Written Document
Region
New York City, New York State
Era
Postwar United States
Topic
African Americans, Civil Rights, Labor, Women
Repository
Identifier
NYSA_10409-83_C-4403-56_1958-06-30_Letter_from_TWA_to_Charles_Abrams
Source
New York State Archives. New York State Division of Human Rights. Division of Human Rights Discrimination Case Files. Series 10409-83, Box 16, C-4403
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