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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.
Sequana Joi Harris [1] (December 11, 1976 – August 14, 2017) [2] [3] was an American motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman. [4] She made history as the first African American woman to be licensed as a motorcycle road racer, racing professionally since 2014, after taking up motorcycling in 2009. [5]
Jolene Van Vugt (born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian motocross rider. She is the first CMRC Women's Canadian Motocross National Champion, first woman to backflip a full-sized dirt bike, holder of multiple Guinness World Records, and co-star of many motocross/stunt videos. [1]
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.
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.
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.
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."
When she was in her teens, the family moved to Arizona. Her father, Ben Lawler, was a motorcycle racing veteran. [3] She learned to ride at the age of 9, and for her 10th birthday her father gave her a motorcycle. [4] She began racing at the age of 14 as well as her two sisters, who were also racing.