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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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Wheelwomen
Announcing The New Wheelwomen Page Wheelwomen is a new page featuring short profiles of women who made cycling history. While many of these individuals appear in the body of my work, they deserve attention in their own right. Not only … Continue reading
Wheelwomen
Wheelwomen: An index of inspiring lady cyclists Wheelwomen is a new page featuring short profiles of women who made cycling history. Many of these individuals pop up on the margins of cycling history, but they deserve attention in their own … Continue reading
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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Women’s Cycling Resource List for Londoners
Interested in learning to ride or getting involved with a local cycling group? Check out the resource list that accompanies the “Cycling to Suffrage” exhibit at The Women’s Library. Women’s Cycling Resource List, 2012 Follow the links in the pdf … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cycling, cycling to suffrage, london, resource list, women, women's cycling club
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“Cycling to Suffrage” on The Bike Show, Resonance Radio
Want to know what an 1885 photo of a wax mannequin on a tricycle tells us about the dress reform movement? Or hear how local residents in 1890s Malden reacted to the sight of a lady cyclist’s bloomers? Listen … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bloomers, cigarette, cycling to suffrage, history, new woman, radio, resonance, smoking, suffrage, The Bike Show, women
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Cycling to Suffrage Exhibit Opening Announced
“Cycling to Suffrage: The Bicycle and Women’s Rights, 1890-1914″ opens at The Women’s Library 21 March 2012 Cycling has long been associated with the emancipation of women, from the fashionable lady cyclists of the 1890s to the more politically motivated … Continue reading
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Cambridge University Protest, 1897
In 1897, a proposal was put before Cambridge University’s Senate to grant full degrees to female graduates. Male students responded with outrage. The image above shows the scene in the market square on the day of the debate. An effigy … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, Cambridge protest 1897, education, new woman, rational dress, women
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The Way to Wareham: Lady Cyclists in Punch, 1890s
Lady cyclists were a favorite subject for comment in the pages of satirical publications such as Punch. Hundreds of poems, diatribes, and cartoons on the topic were published in the years during and buffering the cycling craze. The lady cyclists … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cartoon, history, knickerbockers, lady cyclist, nosce teipsum, Punch, rational dress, satire, women
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Young New Zealand Postcard, c. 1910
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Tagged bicycle, cycling, history, newzealand, sheilahanlon, suffrage, women
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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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