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Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
In 1972, she participated in the Orion-Raid motorcycle tour, riding solo on a Moto Guzzi 750 from France to Isfahan, Iran, and continuing on to Afghanistan. [2] In 1973, she became the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world, covering 12,500 miles over three continents riding a Kawasaki 125. [ 1 ]
She promoted motorcycling worldwide, particularly encouraging women to get involved. Marjorie Cottle (5 September 1900 – 17 July 1987) was an English works supported motorcycle trials rider. She was one of Britain's best-known motorcyclists in the 1920s and 1930s.
McGee was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2018. Her life story was the subject of the ESPN short film "Motorcycle Mary," which was released on ESPN's YouTube channel on Thursday.
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. She was 87.
Starting out as a sports car racer, she competed in motorcycle road racing and motocross from 1960 to 1976, then began competition again in 2000 in vintage motocross events. Her last race was in 2012. [1] In 2013, McGee was named an FIM Legend for her pioneering motorcycle racing career. [2] She was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame ...
She also drove a tricar in the twenty-four-hour London to Edinburgh Trial, again with a female passenger, making good time in torrential rain. [8] Roc at Right and Rex on the left with Muriel Hind in about 1907. In 1907, AW Wall of Roc created a V-twin engined motorcycle to her specifications of a dropped (lady's) frame. [4]
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.