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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Wheels of Her Own: American Women and the Automobile, 1893-1929

Wheels of Her Own: American Women and the Automobile, 1893-1929

Lesh, Carla R.

Paperback

AutomobilesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1476672776
ISBN13: 9781476672779
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Mar 25 2024
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.87 Depth: 8.83
Language: English

Women used automobiles as soon as they had access to them. Black, Indigenous, and White American women utilized the automobile to improve their quality of life and achieve greater freedom. These women shared unique concerns and common aims as they negotiated their way through a time when advocacy for social change was undergoing a resurgence. The years that brought the automobile to the United States, 1893-1929, also brought increased legal and social restrictions based on racism and gender stereotypes. For women the automobile was a useful tool as they worked to improve their quality of life. The automobile provided a means for Black, Indigenous, and White women to pull away from limitations and work toward greater freedom. Exploring these key issues and more, this book is a history and social exploration of women and the automobile during the early automotive era.

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