"wheels of change" tells the story of the impact of the bicycle on women´s lives from 1870´s to the early years of the 20th century. It tells the stories of women who rode bicycles for fun, for profit, and to make a statement about women´s rights or women roles in the world. Illustrated liberally with photographs, maps, advertisements and cartoons, as well as contemporary songs, poems and newspaper clippings, the book helps readers travel to a time gone by to see firsthand how women used the bicycle as a vehicle to improve their lives.
