First Wave Of Black Flight Attendants; Da Vinci's Flying Machines

Half a century ago, Sheila Nutt was part of the first wave of African American women Pan American World Airways hired as stewardesses. Host Lisa Mullins talks with Nutt, Newton resident and former Pan Am flight attendant. Also, this year marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death. Reporter Anna Bensted climbed windswept Monte Ceceri near Florence, Italy, to find the spot where the original Renaissance man is said to have tested his flying machines. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now's December 12, 2019, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.