I came upon this video about Bessie Stringfleld, the first black woman to ride a motorcycle across America. The year was 1930, at the age of 19, before the interstate highway system, she transcended haphazard road travel conditions and Jim Crow laws to eventually make the trip 7 more times. You can read more about her here or watch this short video:
Forward to future
Farther than mind’s eye can see
Women equal; free
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