Abstract
Bikes and bloomers: Victorian women inventors and their extraordinary cycle wear <i>Kat Jungnickel</i>
Highlights
Imagine you are a Victorian woman wanting to cycle
Why is it important to read a book on inventions of cycle wear that, frankly, is no longer needed? Is this not a niche subject? The editor of a popular science magazine seemed to think so when I pitched a book review of Bikes and Bloomers to him, as did a fellow female academic
The bicycle is a technology that helped women’s liberation, and this is a message that Bikes and Bloomers vividly conveys
Summary
Imagine you are a Victorian woman wanting to cycle. What will you wear? Can you cycle wearing your normal attire that consists of a big long skirt and a tight corset? The skirt could potentially be caught on the cogs of the bike, which can be bad news for the skirt in the best-case scenario, and unsafe or even deadly for the cyclist in the worst-case scenario.
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