Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #iamavelocipedestrienne
Most recents (1)
I was today years old when I learned that bikes are feminist.
Don’t understand how that can be the case? Here’s a thread explaining why.
Don’t understand how that can be the case? Here’s a thread explaining why.
Before bikes were invented (in Coventry) women didn't have many choices for how they got around.
Basically, they had three options.
1 -- they could go on foot
2 -- they could ride in a carriage
3 -- they could go on horseback
Basically, they had three options.
1 -- they could go on foot
2 -- they could ride in a carriage
3 -- they could go on horseback
Regardless of which option they chose (and this choice was usually made for them, determined by their class) -- they would have to do it with a male chaperone.
Slowly.
Gracefully.
Preferrably silently.
Why?
Slowly.
Gracefully.
Preferrably silently.
Why?
