Absolutely a delight, Jay Draper telling us about early bicycling and how it made the patriarchy very very mad. Many echoes to modern day, still! Also check out the cool penny farthing and the nice clothes!
Quotes: “Some people know they are disgusted by women’s cycling, and they can’t even give a decent reason as to why? So they just say: Well, it’s not natural. As if a men on bikes is natural?!”
“Custom and nature revolt against your fucking syntax, Joseph!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7C9YUwPtGk
#History #Victorian #Cycling
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