Bessie Stringfield fought for civil rights and equality by doing what she loved despite the struggles and danger that came with riding motorcycles.
Bessie Stringfield: African American Queen of the Road
International Female Ride Day!
Happy International Female Ride Day! Hope you all got out on the road for a bit.
Photo featuring the lovely Misty Whitten.
International Female Ride Day was founded by Vicki Gray, also known as Motoress. The Motoress website is an online magazine dedicated to women motorcyclists. Vicki and I share a passion for motorcycling- we both eat, sleep, and breathe motorcycles. She founded the ride because she wanted to give us more presence- “Women riding motorcycles isn’t new. As long as there’ve been motorcycles, there’ve been women who ride them. It’s simply a way to show how many of us there are.” She says that it’s accomplished it’s mission. “For eight years now, women get out there and just ride, and that’s all I ever asked. Of course, I hope someday it will have a permanent place in women’s lives. Like Mother’s Day, for example.” (Cycle World)
related:
- The Dream Roll Women’s Motorcycle Campout
- World’s Largest All Female Biker Meet: 618 Women at Ace Cafe London
- Women Motorcyclists in Dubai
more: from the blog | real women who ride
Posted on May 4, 2014 in Blog, MotoLadies by Alicia Mariah Elfving