Wheels of Change : How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (with a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) (Hardcover)

from kmarch3

My VOYA ratings: 4Q, 4P This book provides a very accessible and well laid-out look at a very specific aspect of women's history and women's rights; one that I'd never really considered before: how bikes changed daily life and social mores for women everywhere. I can see teens responding well to ...

from Octokitten

A delightful and engaging look into women's early struggles for equality through the history of the bicycle and its emergence in the late 19th century. Wheels of Change captures the excitement and enthusiasm for cycling pervasive in the late 1800s while poking fun at the rigid conservatism that l...

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This was an interesting and compelling book. Lots of little factoids, plenty of delightful photographs of the early pioneer women of bicycling, and enough of a narrative to be engaging throughout. I want to try riding an ordinary after reading this book. But only if I can do it whilst wearing blo...

from Kc3133

This book gives a lot of new and interesting information that I had never even heard of. It links the beginning of women's rights to the freedom the bicycle gave her, along with much more history that children would probably find exciting. Students could create venn diagrams comparing the past an...

from Ctorm

3P 4Q Fascinating examination on how the invention of the bicycle helped women gain new freedoms. Gorgeous photos and enlightening primary sources reveal just how restricted women's lives were and how the bicycle offered so many escapes. Although the subject matter is compelling, the information ...