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Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, Nelly Bly Jr. Occupation. Businesswoman. Notable work. Circumnavigated the globe on a bicycle. Annie Cohen Kopchovsky (1870 – 11 November 1947), [ 1 ] known as Annie Londonderry, was a Jewish Latvian immigrant to the United States who in 1894–95 became the first woman to bicycle around the world.
Dora Rinehart of Colorado, gained a reputation as "America's Greatest Cyclienne" [1] for her long-distance riding in the mid-1890s. Rinehart took up cycling in 1894, even though society at that time discouraged female riders. In 1896 she famously rode more than 100 100-mile rides. She commented that "I do not like to go on a hard run when my ...
Mari Holden. Mari Kim Holden (born March 30, 1971) is an American Olympic medalist and World Champion in the sport of cycling. She won a silver medal in the 2000 Olympic Games time trial in Sydney, Australia and the world time trial championship later that year. She also won six U.S. championships, becoming the first American woman to win three ...
Feminism portal. v. t. e. The bicycle had a significant impact on the lives of women in a variety of areas. [1][2][3] The greatest impact the bicycle had on the societal role of women occurred in the 1890s during the bicycle craze that swept American and European society. [4] During this time, the primary achievement the bicycle gained for the ...
1886 Swift Safety Bicycle. Vehicles that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels arranged consecutively, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817.
Tillie Anderson (April 23, 1875 – April 29, 1965) was a road and track cyclist. Tillie, a Swedish immigrant and, from all accounts, an extremely strong-willed individual, outpaced the best of the best on the wheel, with times that are still impressive today. Born in Skåne, Sweden in 1875, Tillie emigrated to Chicago in 1891 at the age of 16.
Kristen Faulkner (born December 18, 1992) [1] is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale. [4] [5] She is the reigning USA National Road Race Champion [6] and won two gold medals in the women's individual road race and women's track cycling team pursuit at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Maria Parker. Maria Parker (born February 7, 1963) is an American long-distance cyclist and the holder of multiple cycling records. [ 1 ][ 2 ] She is also the founder of 3000 Miles to a Cure, an organization to raise money for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. [ 3 ] Maria Parker, ultracyclist. Maria Parker setting the 24-hour world record on the ...