Bicycling for ladies

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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.

Maria E. Ward let the social norms and gendered expectations of the nineteenth century eat her dust when she wrote the groundbreaking guide to bicycling for women. In chapters such as Women and Tools, Dress, and How to Make Progress, Ward explains the function of wheels, gears, and spokes, gives instruction on how to safely and efficiently ride, and discusses optimal attire (layers and a stretchy corset, of course).

Ward’s detailed mechanical and physical instruction, paired with helpful images and charts, makes daunting ordeals like hill climbing, navigating traffic, and bike maintenance a breeze. In modern times, when so much is outsourced, automated, and unreliable, Ward’s approach to transportation is refreshing. But while bicycling is rich with health and environmental benefits, male bicyclists still outnumber female riders, most competitive cyclists are male, and women are more likely to report feeling unsafe on a bike. Ward’s text gives women the tools they need to claim their stake of the road. For seasoned cyclists or those just starting out, it is a timeless and relevant directive—ideal for today’s woman who’s ready to take the world by the handlebars.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I Possibilities

CHAPTER II What the Bicycle Does

CHAPTER III On Wheels in General and Bicycles in Particular

CHAPTER IV For Beginners

CHAPTER V How to Make Progress

CHAPTER VI Helping and Teaching; What to Learn

CHAPTER VII A Few Things to Remember

CHAPTER VIII The Art of Wheeling on a Bicycle

CHAPTER IX Position and Power

CHAPTER X Difficulties to Overcome

CHAPTER XI Dress

CHAPTER XII Watch and Cyclometer

CHAPTER XIII Women and Tools

CHAPTER XIV Tools and How to Use Them

CHAPTER XV Solving a Problem

CHAPTER XVI Where to Keep a Bicycle

CHAPTER XVII Tires

CHAPTER XVIII Mechanics of Bicycling

CHAPTER XIX Adjustment

CHAPTER XX Exercise

CHAPTER XXI Training

CHAPTER XXII Breathlessness; The Limit Mechanical

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