Wheels of Her Own : American Women and the Automobile, 1893-1929

Lesh, Carla R.

McFarland & Co Inc（2024/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 236 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476672779
• DDC分類 388.34208209

Full Description

Women used automobiles as soon as they had access to them. Black, Indigenous, and White American women utilized the automobile to improve their quality of life and achieve greater freedom. These women shared unique concerns and common aims as they negotiated their way through a time when advocacy for social change was undergoing a resurgence. The years that brought the automobile to the United States, 1893-1929, also brought increased legal and social restrictions based on racism and gender stereotypes. For women the automobile was a useful tool as they worked to improve their quality of life. The automobile provided a means for Black, Indigenous, and White women to pull away from limitations and work toward greater freedom. Exploring these key issues and more, this book is a history and social exploration of women and the automobile during the early automotive era.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: Our Itinerary

Chapter 1. Women En Route

Chapter 2. The Dawn of Independent Mobility

Chapter 3. Getting Underway

Chapter 4. Venturing Farther from Home:

Problem-Solving on the Road

Chapter 5. More Untrammeled Freedom

Chapter 6. Early Trans-Continental Driving Attempts

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index