Women who have been biking through the years share a long social and political history.
The American civil rights leader, Susan B Anthony, wrote in 1896:
"I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood."
The American civil rights leader, Susan B Anthony, wrote in 1896:
"I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood."
The bicycle gave women greater independence, enabling them to more freely visit their friends and family and to form groups and reunite around causes.