Motor Girls: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly into the Twentieth Century

This history examines the women known as “Motor Girls” around the turn of the twentieth century. They took up driving when many people questioned whether women belonged behind a car’s wheel. Their experiences are presented as part of a difficult route toward social change for women motorists. Historical photographs, artifacts, and artwork accompany the account, which also includes an epilogue, appendix, resources, quoted-source notes, and an index.