Riding off with a legacy
01/23/24 at 04:00 AM
Riding off with a legacy
Next Avenue, by Kate St. Vincent Vogl; 1/22/24
A story about women breaking barriers was bigger than my dying friend and me. I promised to see it through. ... And in the fall of 2019, from her hospice bed, my friend handed over her whole manuscript. ... Turned out the founder of the Women's International Motorcycle Association (WIMA) also encouraged her followers to say yes — to motorcycle riding. And the thrill of independence. [Her dying request became a reality: Iron Horse Cowgirls - Louise Scherbyn and the Women Motorcyclists of the 1930s and 1940s.]