Wheels of change how women rode the bicycle to freedom (with a few flat tires along the way) / [electronic resource] :
Sue Macy.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011.
- 1 online resource (96 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. map.
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23). "Jennifer Emmett, editor ; James Hiscott, Jr., art director ; Lori Epstein, illustrations editor ; Mary Ittner, designer ; Kate Olesin, editorial assistant ; Grace Hill, associate managing editor ; Lewis R. Bassford, production manager"--t.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92) and index.
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