"A Wheel Within a Wheel: How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle" by Frances E. Willard, is a memoir where the author recounts her experiences learning to ride a bicycle later in life, specifically at the age of fifty-three. The book intertwines the personal challenges and triumphs of this endeavor with insightful commentary on the social expectations placed on women during the late 19th century. As she shares her journey, from initial struggles to eventual success, the bicycle becomes a powerful symbol of independence, resilience, and the pursuit of personal empowerment and freedom. With support from friends, the author shows how overcoming the challenge of learning to ride becomes emblematic of larger battles for women's rights and self-determination, creating a narrative that celebrates the joy of defying limitations, both personal and societal.
A wheel within a wheel : $b How I learned to ride the bicycle, with some reflections by the way
By Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth) Willard
At fifty-three, a woman rides her bicycle into a future of freedom.
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About the AuthorFrances Elizabeth Caroline Willard was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879 and remained president until her death in 1898. Her influence continued in the next decades, as the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution were adopted. Willard developed the slogan "Do Everything" for the WCTU and encouraged members to engage in a broad array of social reforms by lobbying, petitioning, preaching, publishing, and education.
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879 and remained president until her death in 1898. Her influence continued in the next decades, as the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution were adopted. Willard developed the slogan "Do Everything" for the WCTU and encouraged members to engage in a broad array of social reforms by lobbying, petitioning, preaching, publishing, and education.
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