How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman

By (author): "Edith Mayo, Carol O'Hare, Frances E. Willard"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  Biography books  Bicycles books  
Publish Date: January 1895
How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman
ISBN0933271042
ISBN139780933271043
AsinHow I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman
Original titleHow I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman
In 1893 Frances Willard was at the height of her power and influence as leader of the women's social reform movement. It was also a time when bicycles were wildly popular. And so, when her doctor recommended she take exercise out of doors, Willard was determined to learn to ride. It was not easy for a woman in her fifty-third year, hampered by long skirts, but she was eager for the challenge. She hoped her example would help women seek a wider world and saw "great advantage in good fellowship and mutual understanding between men and women who take the road together."