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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.
She had an ambition to become the first woman to cross the United States on a motorcycle, and decided to visit the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Age 26, on May 2, 1915, she set out with her mother Avis (age 56) in the sidecar, [ 4 ] who noted, "I do not fear breakdowns for Effie, being a most careful driver, is a ...
Mary McGee (née Connor; December 12, 1936 – November 27, 2024) was an American motorsport racing pioneer. She was the first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing and motocross events in the United States.
Born in Juneau, Alaska, McGee spent her childhood in Iowa and began racing cars before gaining fame on two wheels. She was the first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing and motocross events ...
In so doing, they became the first women to ever ride solo motorcycles across the entire US continent, and the second and third women to drive motorcycles across the continent, following Effie Hotchkiss, who had completed a Brooklyn-to-San Francisco route the year before with her mother, Avis, who took part as a sidecar passenger. [2]
Her veteran motorcycle racer father Ben Lawler [3] gave her a motorcycle for her 10th birthday in 1962. [4] Lawler began jumping at fairs and speedways in 1972. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In February, 1974, Lawler beat Evel Knievel 's indoor record where she jumped 101 feet, being the first woman to set such a record.
Poster celebrating Crockett's Iron Butt Rally win. Wendy Crockett is an American long-distance motorcycle rider.In 2019, Crockett achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman to win the Iron Butt Rally, an 11-day, 11,000-mile motorcycle endurance event often referred to as "The World's Toughest Motorcycle Competition."
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