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This page follows Dr. Sheila Hanlon's past and recent research projects. Her interests include Victorian and Edwardian cycling history and the WWI and WWII Women's Land Army, both in Canada and Britain.
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Cycling…errr…Walking with Women, Cambridge
No history of Cambridge would be complete without a mention of cycling, and Shape East’s new Walking with Women is no exception. One stop on this self guided tour recalls a day in 1897 when the effigy of a lady cyclist … Continue reading
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Tagged 1897, cambridge, cyclist, effigy, lady cyclist, protest, Senate house, Shape east, sheila hanlon, walking with women
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Last Chance to See Cycling to Suffrage at The Women’s Library
Cycling to Suffrage: The Bicycle and Women’s Rights, 1890-1914 Closes 8 Sept 2012–See the show while you still can! This special exhibit explores the history and politics of women’s bicycling In 1895, American activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton famously declared that … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cycling, cycling to suffrage, exhibit, history, sheila hanlon, the women's library, women
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Cycling to Suffrage
Project Overview, “Cycling to Suffrage: The Bicycle and Women’s Rights, 1890-1914″ “Cycling to Suffrage: The Bicycle and Women’s Rights 1890-1914,” is a Vera Douie Fellow research project at The Women’s Library, London Metropolitan University. The project, spearheaded by Dr Sheila … Continue reading
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A Spanner of One’s Own: Liberation and Mechanics in Maria Ward’s “Bicycling for Ladies,” 1896
In 1896, Maria E Ward published a comprehensive instruction manual aimed at women interested in cycling. Her book, Bicycling for Ladies, shown above, was one of many similar titles published in the cycle craze era. Ward’s liberated approach, however, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1896, bicycling for ladies, cycling, daisy elliot, history, maria ward, sheila hanlon, victorian
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Publications
Sheila Hanlon, “Cycling to Suffrage: Bicycles and the Organised Women’s Sufrage Movement in Britain, 1900-1914,” Cycle History, (Spring 2013) forthcoming. Sheila Hanlon, “At the Sign of the Butterfly: The Mowbray House Cycling Association,” Cycle History, 18 (Spring 2008) 23-33.
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Graduate Dissertations
PhD Dissertation, “The Lady Cyclist: A Gender Analysis of Women’s Cycling Culture in 1890s London,” York University, 2009 “The Lady Cyclist: A Gender Analysis of Women’s Cycling Culture in 1890s London” interrogates the practice and idea of women’s cycling in … Continue reading
Tagged Agriculture, cycling, farmerette, Guelph, history, Ontario Farm Service Force, sheila hanlon, The Lady Cyclist, women, WWII, york
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Current Research
Current Project: Cycling to Suffrage: The Bicycle and Women’s Rights, 1890-1914 Recent Position: Vera Douie Research Fellow, The Women’s Library, London Metropolitan University Work in Progress: I am currently continuing my research on women’s cycling history, with the intention of … Continue reading
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