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Ruth Carol Taylor
1931–2023
United States
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Biography
Ruth Carol Taylor (December 27, 1931 – May 12, 2023) was the first African-American flight attendant in the United States. Her first flight was aboard a Mohawk Airlines flight from Ithaca to New York City in 1958.
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