Woman Riding a Bike, ca. 1900s-1910s
The American civil rights leader, Susan B. Anthony, wrote in 1896:
“I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood.“
source: Simple Insomnia
