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Edith Lauterbach dies at 91; flight attendants' union co-founder

In an era when most stewardesses were forced to resign if they married or had children, Edith Lauterbach and four other female flight attendants organized the first union to fight for equal rights in the sky, in 1945.

Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports

February 7, 2013

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