Who is recognized as the first female flight attendant?

• A. Amelia Earhart
• B. Ellen Church
• C. Sally Ride
• D. Grace Hopper

Answer: (B)

Understanding who started the role of flight attendants and who first held that job is about early aviation history and how service roles on board were created. Ellen Church became the first female flight attendant when United Airlines hired her in 1930, marking the birth of the cabin crew profession. She was a nurse by training and was brought on to improve passenger comfort and safety on early airline service, setting the precedent for future generations of flight attendants. The other names are notable for entirely different achievements—Amelia Earhart as a pioneering solo aviator, Sally Ride as an astronaut, and Grace Hopper as a computer science pioneer—so they are not the first to hold the flight attendant role.