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

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Sue Macy National Geographic Kids

Motor Girls

How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly into the Twentieth Century

Sue Macy, National Geographic Kids

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National Geographic Kids
15 February 2017

True stories (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA)

Series: History (US)

Come along for a joy ride in this enthralling tribute to the daring women – Motor Girls, as they were called at the turn of the century – who got behind the wheel of the first cars and paved the way for change.

The automobile has always symbolized freedom, and in this book we meet the first generation of female motorists who drove cars for fun, profit, and to make a statement about the evolving role of women. From the advent of the auto in the 1890s to the 1920s when the breaking down of barriers for women was in full swing, readers will be delighted to see historical photos, art, and artefacts and to discover the many ways these progressive females influenced fashion, the economy, politics, and the world around them.

By: Sue Macy, National Geographic Kids
Imprint: National Geographic Kids
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 266mm, Width: 204mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781426326974
ISBN 10: 1426326971
Series: History (US)
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
Recommended Age: From 5 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

SUE MACY is the author of Bulls-Eye- A Photobiography of Annie Oakley; Swifter, Higher, Stronger- A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics; Freeze Frame- A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics; Play Like A Girl- A Celebration of Women in Sports; Winning Ways- A Photohistory of American Women in Sports; and A Whole New Ball Game- The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She brings a consciousness of the history of women in sport to the story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and carries this mythic and historic figure gracefully into modern light. She has won numerous awards and starred reviews for her books. Winning Ways and A Whole New Ball Game were both named ALA Best Books for Young Adults and NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.

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

Using the lens of automotive history to inform a greater narrative about women's liberation, Macy capably shows how threads of the past are intertwined. -- Publisher's Weekly Macy wheels out another significant and seldom explored chapter in women's history. -- Kirkus .