Women on the Move
The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing
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Narrado por:
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Chaz Allen
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Roger Gilles
Sobre este áudio
The 1890s was the peak of the American bicycle craze, and consumers, including women, were buying bicycles in large numbers. Despite critics who tried to discourage women from trying this new sport, women took to the bike in huge numbers, and mastery of the bicycle became a metaphor for women’s mastery over their lives.
Spurred by the emergence of the “safety” bicycle and the ensuing cultural craze, women’s professional bicycle racing thrived in the United States from 1895 to 1902. For seven years, female racers drew large and enthusiastic crowds across the country, including Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, and New Orleans - and many smaller cities in between. Unlike the trudging, round-the-clock marathons the men (and their spectators) endured, women’s six-day races were tightly scheduled, fast-paced, and highly competitive. The best female racers of the era - Tillie Anderson, Lizzie Glaw, and Dottie Farnsworth - became household names and were America’s first great women athletes. In 1902 two racers died, and the sport’s seven-year run was finished - and it has been almost entirely ignored in sports history, women’s history, and even bicycling history. Women on the Move tells the full story of America’s most popular arena sport during the 1890s, giving these pioneering athletes the place they deserve in history.
The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
"A much needed examination of a little-known aspect of American women’s history in general." (CHOICE)
"Fans of sports, bike racing, and amazingly talented female athletes will delight in reading Women on the Move." (Missouri Historical Review)
“A vivid portrait of the forgotten heroines of the bicycle boom. A delightful and inspiring revelation.” (David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History)
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