“Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in 1916, traveling to work at offices in London where she was a supervisor. The scooter was a birthday present from her husband, the journalist and Liberal politician Sir Henry Norman.” (Thanks to Barbara Fuentes for photo and text.)
It’s not a motorcycle, but she certainly paved the way for us motoladies.
I’m so excited to announce the project that I’ve been working on for two years… a book all about badass motorcycling women! In the MotoLady’s Book of Women Who Ride you’ll meet 74 of the most influencial motorcyclists of the last century. Motorcycle heroes, trailblazers, and record-breakers like Jessi Combs, Shayna Texter, Laia Sanz, Gloria Tramontin-Struck, the Van Buren sisters, and more can be found inside the 184 pages of this hard cover book celebrating motorcycling women!
Tags: 1910s, black and white, classic, history, motolady, motorcycles, scooter, suffrage, vintage
Posted on January 2, 2014 in Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving
