Ellen Church

Ellen Church
Ellen Church
Born	September 22, 1904; Cresco, Iowa, U.S.
Died	August 22, 1965 (aged 60); Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Education	Bachelor's degree of nursing education, University of Minnesota
Occupation(s)	Flight attendant; Nurse
Employer	Boeing Air Transport (Predecessor of United Airlines)
Known for	First female flight attendant
Awards	Air Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal;

Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 – August 22, 1965) was the first female flight attendant. A trained nurse and pilot, Church wanted to pilot commercial aircraft, but those jobs were not open to women. Still wanting to fly, Church successfully worked to convince Boeing Air Transport that using nurses as flight-stewardesses would increase safety and help convince passengers that flying was safe. Their first flight took off on May 15, 1930.

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