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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kathleen M. Barry received a BA magna cum laude in history from Harvard University in 1992, and
a PhD in history from New York University in 2002. She was a Mellon Research Fellow in American
History at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College from 2003 to 2006. She has
taught American history at NYU and Cambridge.
Barry has presented her research on flight attendants at Oxford and Cambridge, the University of
London, the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, the North American Labor
History Conference, and the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. In 2004 she served as
an historical advisor for “Fly With Me: The History of the Flight Attendant,” a documentary film
produced by West Park Pictures and Kaizen West Productions. The film was initially broadcast on
Channel Five (UK), the Discovery Times Channel (US), and the History Channel (Canada) in Spring
2005, and has since appeared on the History Channel in the United States.
Before moving to the UK to take up the Cambridge fellowship, Barry was on the staff of the Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History, working closely with the Institute's President as the
Coordinator of Special Projects and Publications. She was involved in the design, editing, and
production of a wide range of publications for students, teachers, and the general public. She also
assisted in the development of the New York State affiliate of the National Council for History
Education and the Institute's summer internship for undergraduates.
Femininity in Flight is Barry’s first book. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
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Kathleen M. Barry received a BA magna cum laude in history from Harvard University in 1992, and
a PhD in history from New York University in 2002. She was a Mellon Research Fellow in American
History at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College from 2003 to 2006. She has
taught American history at NYU and Cambridge.
Barry has presented her research on flight attendants at Oxford and Cambridge, the University of
London, the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, the North American Labor
History Conference, and the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. In 2004 she served as
an historical advisor for “Fly With Me: The History of the Flight Attendant,” a documentary film
produced by West Park Pictures and Kaizen West Productions. The film was initially broadcast on
Channel Five (UK), the Discovery Times Channel (US), and the History Channel (Canada) in Spring
2005, and has since appeared on the History Channel in the United States.
Before moving to the UK to take up the Cambridge fellowship, Barry was on the staff of the Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History, working closely with the Institute's President as the
Coordinator of Special Projects and Publications. She was involved in the design, editing, and
production of a wide range of publications for students, teachers, and the general public. She also
assisted in the development of the New York State affiliate of the National Council for History
Education and the Institute's summer internship for undergraduates.
Femininity in Flight is Barry’s first book. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
Send an email to the Author.
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