Motor Girls: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly Into the Twentieth Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781426326974)

Come along for a joy ride in this enthralling tribute to the daring women - Motor Girls, as they were called at the turn of the century - who got behind the wheel of the first cars and paved the way for change. The automobile has always symbolized freedom, and in this book we meet the first generation of female motorists who drove cars for fun, profit, and to make a statement about the evolving role of women. From the advent of the auto in the 1890s to the 1920s when the breaking down of barriers for women was in full swing, readers will be delighted to see historical photos, art, and artifacts and to discover the many ways these progressive females influenced fashion, the economy, politics, and the world around them.

Author: Sue Macy
ISBN-10: 1426326971
ISBN-13: 9781426326974
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2017
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.90w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.1
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/14/2016
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2016
School Library Journal 02/01/2017 pg. 123
Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 65
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 203 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw