The MotoLady’s new book highlights women motorcyclists from around the globe who have contributed to the heritage of motorcycling in a big way. Colorful imagery and words honor female racers, stunters, customizers, creators, influencers, and history-makers.
Recipient of the Strider Inspiration Award, Marilyn Stemp is a publisher, journalist, editor, project consultant, and inductee in both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame.
Motorcycle Hall of Famer Marilyn Stemp Inspires a New Generation of Riders with All Kids Bike
On October 6 2017, Genevieve Schmitt, founder of Women Riders Now, became a two-time motorcycle Hall of Famer after being inducted into the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
WRN Founder Genevieve Schmitt Now a Two-Time Motorcycle Hall of Famer
One of the books Ive added to my collection because it features early female motorcycling pioneers is “Grace and Grit” by William M. Murphy.
In the summer of 1916, the U.S. was on the brink of entering World War I (WWI) as two sisters left New York on a cross country motorcycle trip.
Van Buren Sisters 1916 Cross-Country Motorcycle Ride for Womens Rights
Motorcycling enthusiast and pioneer Gloria Struck will be among the honorees that the American Motorcyclist Association welcomes to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame this October.
Gloria Struck to be Inducted into AMA Hall of Fame
Two women riders will hit the road on June 5 traveling from more than 3600 miles from New York to San Francisco retracing the historical route ridden by pioneering motorcyclists Effie and Avis Hotchkiss 100 years ago. Lisa Brouwer and Kris Haase are embarking on The Inspired Tour.
Two Women Riders Retrace History on Cross Country Trip
In the year 1900, Anne French became the first woman to be issued a license to drive an automobile in Washington D.C. Oddly enough, Washington D.C.s progressive stance on women driving cars did not include motorcycles. It took another 37 years before the first woman was issued a motorcycle license.
PIONEERS: The First Woman to Get a Motorcycle License
As Americans, when we think of the role of women in World War II (WWII), we often envision factories filled with women wearing headscarves, riveting together airplanes. That may have happened in the United States, but across the Atlantic in Great Britain, things were definitely more dangerous for the women that helped with the war effort.
PIONEERS: Female Dispatch Riders of World War II
After their marriage in 1934, Stanislaw and Halina Bujakowski decided that for their honeymoon, they would fulfill a lifelong dream and travel by motorcycle from their home in Druskininkai, Poland to Shanghai, China. They already owned a BSA motorcycle which was equipped with a sidecar, so all they needed to do was to pack and go.
PIONEERS: Honeymooning by Motorcycle in 1934!