Should women even ride bicycles?

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Interesting article published in the New York Times February of 1897.

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http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...CF&oref=slogin

Not only were women trying to establish themselves as cyclists, but they were out-spoken advocates helping to secure rights for bicycles that were enjoyed by other vehicles.

Oh, wow! I've only had a chance to skim through parts of this book but it looks interesting. I can't wait to read more! Not only was she the first woman to argue in front of the supreme court and to run for president, she was a cyclist!

Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would be President
By Jill Norgren

"Lockwood used wit, ingenuity, and sheer force of will to unsettle society's conceptions of her sex."

"Jill Norgren's splendid biography of one of history's most astonishing pioneers-first woman counsel before the Supreme Court, visionary for equal rights, international peace activist, Indian rights litigator, presidential candidate-is provocative, challenging, galvanizing!"