How Bicycles Changed Women’s Lives

The introduction of the bicycle to America in 1885 was a huge catalyst for women’s rights and autonomy. We took ourselves down the street on solo errands and social trips, and began to envision how much we could accomplish under our own power. Once women found their individual freedom astride a bicycle, they began to fill the streets and find one another. Through many years of work and awareness, they formed women’s rights organizations and suffragist groups, incrementally gaining ground and supporters for women’s rights and equality.