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

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Take a lively look at women s history from aboard a bicycle, which granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women s liberation Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives Witty in tone and scrapbook like in presentation, the book deftly covers early and comical objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B Anthony, has done to emancipate women than anything else in the world NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012School Library Journal Best Books of 2011Finalist YALSA Excellence in Non Fiction for Young AdultsSLJ s 100 Magnificent Children s Books of 2011Amelia Bloomer List Download Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) author Sue Macy – kino-fada.fr Let me tell you what I think of bicycling I think it has doneto emancipate women than anything else in the world I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel Susan B Anthony, February 2nd, 1896 Though Ms Anthony was too advanced in years by the time the cycling craze came about to ride one herself, she saw in it a grand advancement for women s rights as the bicycle led them tofreedom of mind, body and spirit This, then, is the story of how women rode t Let me tell you what I think of bicycling I think it has doneto emancipate women than anything else in the world I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel Susan B Anthony, February 2nd, 1896 Though Ms Anthony was too advanced in years by the time the cycling craze came about to ride one herself, she saw in it a grand advancement for women s rights as the bicycle led them tofreedom of mind, body and spirit This, then, is the story of how women rode the bicycle to freedom And what a delightful, engaging and inspiring story it is I wouldn t call myself a cycling fan though I rode bikes as a kid and teen, yet this book utterly thrilled me I had no idea there was such a cycling fad in the late 1800s, nor that...I was absolutely delighted by Wheels of Change How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way Of course there are other books that outline the history of the bicycle but the unique quality of Macy s is her look at how it changed and shaped the woman s world in the 1800 s wheeling us right into the present day I was surprised to see that our library is the only library that owns this book in the state of Connecticut and that s a shame as there is a lot to be learne I was absolutely delighted by Wheels of Change How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way Of course there are other books that outline the history of the bicycle but the unique quality of Macy s is her look at how it changed and shaped the woman s world in the 1800 s wheeling us right into the present day I was surprised to see that our library is the only library that owns this book in the state of Connecticut and that s a shame as there is a lot to be learned in these pages History and stories of women and their boneshakers, velocipedes, sidesaddles, tricy...Wow I had no idea that bicycles had such a profound effect upon American society This book opened my eyes Bicycles were cheaper than horses, sopeople had transportation, especially women Because of bicycles, a movement began to pave roads for smoother and less hazardous rides And here I thought the automobile started that Because of bicycles, women began to adoptcomfortable styles of dress, such as bloomers and shorter skirts And here I thought these were just styles adopte Wow I had no idea that ...Brief, with plenty of illustrations, Wheels of Change ended up being a muchinteresting read than I had thought it would Macy argues that the bicycle, with its inherent freedom of movement and the freedom of clothing that successfully riding one required, was an important factor in the women s movement at the time It makes immediate sense, of course For most young women, this would have been their first and only taste of freedom, something that they would have been unwilling to entirely Brief, with plenty of illustrations, Wheels of Change ended up being a muchinteresting read than I had thought it would Macy argues that the bicycle, with its inherent freedom of movement and the freedom of clothing that successfully riding one required, was an important fact...Bicycle history and first wave feminism are deftly woven into a five chapter narrative tracing the impact of the silent steed on 19th century America The historical tour begins in the 1870s, when Albert Pope imported the bicycle industry from England, and then navigates the social commentary of the 1890s concerning women on bicycles Next the book delves into the significant fashion changes wrought by this new form of transportation and the daring exploits of the first female competitive cycl Bicycle history and first wave feminism are deftly woven into a five chapter narrative tracing the impact of the silent steed on 19th century America The historical tour begins in the 1870s, when Albert Pope imported the bicycle industry from England, and then navigates the social commentary of the 1890s concerning women on bicycles Next the book delves into the significant fashion changes wrought by this new form of transportation and the daring exploits of the...An easy to read, colorful and heavily illustrated nonfictional read, Wheels of Change provides a fresh, new take on the history of the bicycle and how important an instrument it was in helping women break out of their gender roles as early as the mid 1800s The book is organized chronologically, although I did tend to find when it came to national...A history book for kids can do any number of things It can concentrate on a topic that has been well documented in adult books, synthesizing and simplifying the text so that a 10 year old could understand what is written there Or it can do original research, never seen before on the adult page, culling from a variety of sources and coming up with something wholly new The former nonfiction history book is pretty common Even bestsellers like An Inconvenient Truth and Fast Food Nation end up wi A history book for kids can do any number of things It can concentrate on a topic that has been well documented in adult books, synthesizing and simplifying the text so that a 10 year old could understand what is written there Or it can do o...Wheels of Change was a finalist in the Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction category for YALSA ALA in 2011 It uses blended narrative form to reveal the impact that the bicycle has had on the lives of women Women today take a lot of their freedoms for granted, but the bicycle was key in terms of both increase self reliant mobility and less restrictive clo...This is an incredibly informative book that is a treat to read I ve always been a history buff despite the dearth of material on women in the history books I studied in school Had I been lucky enough to have seen this book as a middle grader, I would have snapped it up Macy shows how the invention and subsequent popularity of the bicycle led tofreedom for women Suddenly, women were able to move from place to place on their own, and with that mobility came a need forfreedom, often This is an incredibly informative book that is a treat to read I ve always been a history buff despite the dearth of material on women in the history books I studied in school Had I been lucky enough to have seen this book as a middle grader, I would have snapped it up Macy shows how the invention and subsequent popularity of the bicycle led tofreedom for women Suddenly, women were able to move from place to place on their own, and with that mobility came a need forfreedom, often in the form of less restrictive clothing Macy reports all this with great glee, writing as though the events she is describing from the 1880s and 1890s had just happened She even includes detours, details about record setting women cyclists, and some of the comments made by those who opposed the bicycle because of its tendency to encourage girls along s...Wheels of Change is a relatively short, fun look at the history of cycling in the United States and how the bicycling craze contributed to the movement for women s independence There are only a few chapters and they deal with the history of the bicycle including the move to mass manufacture them via Alexander Pope and the Columbia Bicycling company, the ways in which women became involved in riding bicycles and the freedom that this added mobility gave them, some of the challenges faced by wome Wheels of Change is a relativ...

Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)
  • English
  • 02 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 96 pages
  • 1426307624
  • Sue Macy
  • Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)