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Bicycles and the Emancipation of Women
"Bicycling has done more to emancipate woman than any one thing in
the world."
Susan B. Anthony, suffragist, 1896
The two-wheeled, diamond-frame safety bicycle (basically the same one we
ride today) gave women unprecedented mobility, and contributed to their
emancipation.
In the 1890s the craze for cycling amongst women, created a whole new set
of fashions such as "bloomers" (a garment which is a cross between
a skirt and trousers (pants)). which helped liberate women from the corset,
and other restrictive clothing.
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Wikipedia article
"Bicycle"
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