Commercial aviation really took off after World War Two. Many countries established their own national airlines and women became an integral part of the flying experience. Historian Phil Tiemeyer has collated a history about the role of women in the skies.

• GUEST: Phil Tiemeyer, Associate Professor of History, Kansas State University, US.
• PRODUCER: Ali Benton

Women and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants