Read the excerpt from chapter 3 of wheels of change.
which best characterizes the effect of the woman wearing
"traditional clothing"?
in the 1890s, riding a bicycle in traditional clothing could be
hazardous to a woman's health. witness this all-too-typical
account of a female cyclist whose adventure came to an
abrupt end: "the wind was behind me, the road good, with
just the least bit of down-slope, and i was skimming along
like a bird, when there was an awful tug at my dress and a
cracking sound," recalled the unnamed woman, who was
quoted in the journal sporting life in october 1891. "before !
knew what was the matter i found myself lying in the road
with the safety on the top of me."
long-term effect: females were no longer permitted to
cycle.
long-term effect: the rider was injured while riding her
bicycle.
short-term effect: females no longer wore dresses while
cycling.
short-term effect: the rider fell off the bicycle after her
skirt got caught