A Will within a Wheel

Download or read book A Will within a Wheel written by T.R. Ormond and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six-day races, record-breaking rides, and renegade leagues are at the heart of this fascinating short fiction collection that explores women’s competitive cycling in the late Victorian era. Each of the stories contained in this meticulously researched collection focuses on a distinct racing event and the individual “ladies” who competed in them—like the indomitable Tillie Anderson—who mustered every muscle and every ounce of strength to prove that women had a place in the world of cycling. Overcoming constant scrutiny, judgement, chauvinism, exploitation, and even danger, these racers pedaled their way into annals of feminism, freedom, and cycling history.