Rabu, 27 September 2017

The Devil’s Advance Agent

Women in the 1890s boldly ignored warnings that riding a bicycle could lead to their damnation. In 1896, as the horse-and-buggy era drew to a close, newspaper offices across the country received an impassioned broadside from Charlotte Smith, the founder of the national Women’s Rescue League. “Bicycling by young women has helped to swell the …

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