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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Women on Wheels: The Scandalous Untold Histories of Women in Bicycling

Women on Wheels: The Scandalous Untold Histories of Women in Bicycling

Streeter, April

Paperback

Series: Bicycle Revolution

CyclingGeneral World HistoryWomen's Studies

Publisher Price: $16.95

ISBN10: 1621062074
ISBN13: 9781621062073
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Published: May 11 2021
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
A feminist history of bicycling for sport and adventure spans a century of women who changed the world from two wheels. This vivacious tale, peppered with fascinating details from primary sources, shows how women were sometimes the stars of bicycle races and exhibitions, and other times had to overcome sexism, exclusion, and economic inequalities in order to ride. From the almost burlesque show races and creative performances of the 19th century to the evolution of cycling as a modern sport and form of transportation, April Streeter brings her exuberant eye for character, fashion, and story to convey the evolving emotional resonance of bicycling for women and their communities. She interweaves pedal-powered history with profiles of bicyclists who made their mark, like Katharine Hepburn, Annie Londonderry, Kittie Knox, Dorothy Lawrence, Louise Armaindo, and more.

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