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Macy, Sue

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

96 pp. | National | January, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0761-4 $18.95 | Library ISBN 978-1-4263-0762-1 $27.90
(3) 4-6 Macy offers a solid argument for the bicycle's part in advancing women's suffrage in the U.S. Along the way, she profiles notable individuals and emphasizes just how bold women were to defy conventions. Each chapter is followed by a two-page section that touches on late-nineteenth-century cycling culture. Accompanying sidebars and informatively captioned archival photos, reproductions, and mocked-up newspaper clippings enhance the narrative. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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