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Pretty Women Don't Drive: Early Women Motorists and the Taming of the Motor-Car.

Authors :
Chen, Eva
Source :
Women's Studies. Mar2020, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p149-179. 31p. 5 Color Photographs, 13 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article discusses the history of women driving cars and the social challenges they confront. Also cited are the personalities who objected against women motorists like novelist Lady Violet Greville, the rage over a woman cyclist in Great Britain in the mid-1890s, and the efforts by motoring journals to promote motor-driving as a glamorous and safe feminine activity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00497878
Volume :
49
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Women's Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
143806610
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2020.1738437