Iron Horse Cowgirls
Louise Scherbyn and the Women Motorcyclists of the 1930s and 1940s
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About the Book
Before Louise Scherbyn founded the Women’s International Motorcycle Association, she was simply a working girl who loved motorcycling—at a time when women weren’t allowed to wear pants, roads weren’t hard-topped, and handlebars didn’t always remain attached while riding. Worse, the women’s auxiliaries she looked to for support all turned out to be the wrong fit—some uncomfortably, disastrously so—forcing Louise to forge a path of her own.
This book tells the fascinating story of Scherbyn’s journey in forming the first stand-alone women-only motorcycle association, a lifelong mission she came to whole-heartedly embrace. Chapters cover 225,000 miles and two decades’ worth of community-building, hostilities, physical and professional attacks, recovery, sisterhood and much more. Scherbyn paved the way for women motorcyclists across the world while facing a storm of threats and uncertainties, driving ahead with newfound friends and her singular, unifying vision for women who ride.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Linda Back McKay and Kate St. Vincent Vogl
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages:
Bibliographic Info: ca. 255 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2023
pISBN: 978-1-4766-6946-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5115-6
Imprint: McFarland