Wheels of change : how women rode the bicycle to freedom (with a few flat tires along the way) / Sue Macy.

Author/creator Macy, Sue author.
Other author National Geographic Society (U.S.) publisher.
Format Book
Edition2017 paperback edition.
PublicationWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017]
Copyright Date©2011
Description96 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
Subjects

Portion of title How women rode the bicycle to freedom
Contents Foreword / Lean Missback Day -- Introduction -- Inventing the bicycle. Feature: celebrity cyclists -- "The devil's advance agent". Feature: cycling slang -- Fashion forward. Feature: cycling songs -- Fast and fearless. Feature: the cycling press -- New freedoms. Feature: selling with cycles -- Highlights in cycling and women's history -- Resources -- Sources of quotes -- Index -- Picture credits.
Abstract Explore the role the bicycle played in the women's liberation movement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.
ISBN9781426328558 (pbk.)
ISBN1426328559 (pbk.)

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 796.6082 M259W.A ✔ Available Place Hold