Bicycling for ladies : the classic 1896 guide to skills, exercise, mechanics, and dress
(2021)
By:
Ward, Maria E.
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
796.6/WARD,M
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Apollo Publishers, 2021
DESCRIPTION
288 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781948062527, 1948062526 :, 1948062526, 9781948062527
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"Bicycling for Ladies was originally published in 1896 and titled The common Sense of Bicycling, Bicycling for Ladies: with Hints as to the Art of Wheeling-Advice to Beginners-Dress-Care of the Bicycle-Mechanics-Training-Exercise, etc, etc."--Title page verso
Bicycling for Ladies is the trailblazing book that introduced women to bicycling and shocked a Victorian culture on its release in 1896. Today it remains comprehensive and useful, but also celebrates women's advancement in the sport and offers an inspiring, and amusing, look back