print email comment close History of Female Riders URL: http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Women/women_history.jsp?locale=en_US Description: See "the strong part women have played in shaping the sport of motorcycling" by viewing accounts and photos from personal collections. Features photos of women motorcycle riders from 1910-1940, and details about four of the rider, such as Bessie Stringfield, "the first African-American woman to travel cross-country solo, and she did it at age 19." Also includes links to related content on women and motorcycling. From Harley-Davidson. Publisher: Harley-Davidson Extra Keywords Dot Robinson Avis Effie Hotchkiss LII Database Information: Record 25433 created by Maria Brandt on 02/05/2008 Last modification on 02/12/2008 Published: 02/21/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25433