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When Laura Brandle dropped out of Oklahoma State University to fly with United Airlines in 1967, the job of stewardess was the carefree, glamorous career that girls dreamed about.
In a blue hat and white gloves, she glided through the cabin on required 3-inch heels, encased in a mandatory girdle, serving martinis to cigar-puffing men in suits and dispensing the "miles of smiles" taught in training.