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Faith Hunter: words and pictures: on air, in print and online

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Riding into the weekend like a woman at the head of a procession! Vingt Ans de Cyclisme Pratique by Herbert Duncan was published in Paris in 1898. In the evolution of the bicycle portrayed on the cover, women on bicycles lead the procession of technology into the future. The only cloud on the horizon is the looming automobile threatening to block out the sun!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #awiderworld #womenscycling #vintagecycles #babesonbikes #ridelikeagirl #womenscycling #sherides #wheelwomen #strongher #shestoke #amreading #cyclinghistory #cyclingbooks #TGIF #FBF #TBF
Inspired by @Katjungnickel's Bikes and Bloomers I went looking for the Melbourne women who registered patents for new and improved cycling clothing in the 1890s using resources from @library_vic and @nationallibraryaus It's astonishing, that some of them were addressing issues that manufacturers of women's cycling clothes still grapple with today. Or is it? The link is in my bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .#awiderworld #womenscycling #outsideisfree #notbeachroad #bikepacking #vintagecycles #ridelikeagirl #babesridebikes #chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #wheelwomen #strongher #womenaus #vicwomen #vicwomentrailblazers #inspiringwomen #whatnottowear #girlridemelb #herstory #womenshistory #cyclingfashion #patents
On the scale of Edwardian happiness these ladies are busting loose (compared to their Victorian cousins!) which makes them the perfect candidate for a #HappierTogether post on today, the International Day of Happiness. Bicycles, bringing people together and bringing happiness for over 130 years! #awiderworld #edwardianhappiness #dayofhappiness #hapinessday #internationaldayofhappiness #goride #womenscycling #vintagecycles #babesonbikes #chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #girlsonbikes #wheelwomen #strongher #bestiegoals #bustasmile #girlridemelb
Choosing #whatnottowear was a political act for women riders in the 1890s. Ride in a skirt and support the status quo? Ride in rational dress and be a visible agent for change? Practical cycling clothes for women have changed a lot over the years. Or have they? One thing that hasn't changed since the 1890s is the recommendation to wear wool next to your skin, for comfort and to avoid catching a chill. 125 years later we still think merino is king! #awiderworld #womenscycling #ridelikeagirl #babesridebikes #chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #girlsonbikes #wheelwomen #strongher
In 1898 a cyclometer was a new fangled toy for cyclists that brought another dimension to obsessing about how far you’d ridden. I mean, who hasn’t done an extra couple of laps around the block to achieve a nice round number for the day? stories like this, circulated in the media of the 1890s, showed just how driven the Champion Lady Cyclists of the time were. . . . . #awiderworld #womenscycling #outsideisfree #notbeachroad #bikepacking #vintagecycles #ridelikeagirl #chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #wheelwomen #cyclelikeagirl #strongher #nothingisordianry #liveverymoment #bettereveryday #bikelife
Shout out to our New Zealand friends, and fellow wheelwomen with this portrait of Miss Ryan. The Atalanta Club in Christchurch was an all-female cycling club established in 1892 and believed to be the first all-female cycling club in the world. . . . . . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #awiderworld #nzcycling #christchurch #womenscycling #herstory #womenshistorymonth #sherides

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