Women & Bicycles: Strong Women Ride 2018

Women & Bicycles held their second annual Strong Women Ride in February 2018, braving threatening weather to ride around DC learning about women who changed history. The Library of Congress was the first and last stop. Riders got a tour of the Thomas Jefferson building, with a focus on the depictions of women in the art and architecture as well as the work of women contained in the collections. I was happy to point out that the Jefferson building was constructed in the 1890's, a time when people were absolutely obsessed with the bicycle and more importantly, women were actually allowed to engage with this new mechanical technology. Read the event write up on the WABA blog.