http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/03/donts-for-women-on-bicycles-1895/
A List of Donts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895
by Maria Popova
Weve already seen how the bicycle emancipated women, but it wasnt exactly a smooth ride. The following list of 41 donts for female cyclists was published in 1895 in the newspaper New York World by an author of unknown gender. Equal parts amusing and appalling, the list is the best (or worst, depending on you look at it) thing since the Victorian map of womans heart.
Dont be a fright.
Dont faint on the road.
Dont wear a mans cap.
Dont wear tight garters.
Dont forget your toolbag
Dont attempt a century.
Dont coast. It is dangerous.
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