Women and Bicycles in America, 1868-1900

by Kerry Segrave

 In the last third of the 1800s, America was struck by a bicycle craze. This trend massively impacted the lives of women, allowing them greater mobility and changing perceptions of women as weak or in need of chaperons. This book traces the history and development of the American bicycle, observing its critical role in the fight for gender equality. The bicycle radically changed the face of fashion, health and even morality and propriety in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476679851
• ISBN13: 9781476679853
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher