Alice Anderson
Early 1900s Australian mechanic and garage owner
Early 1900s Australian mechanic and garage owner
On April 6, 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York to cross the United States stumping for the women’s right to vote. Traveling in the Golden Flyer, a yellow two-seater, the suffragettes embarked on a five month cross-continent trip across many dirt and gravel roads. Armed with a fireless cooker, hand sewing machine, typewriter, and a cat named Saxon, the women spoke tirelessly across the country to garner support and encourage women to attend parades at the 1916 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago and St. Louis.
On April 6, 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York to cross the United States stumping for the women’s right to vote. Traveling in the Golden Flyer, a yellow two-seater, the suffragettes embarked on a five month cross-continent trip across many dirt and gravel roads. Armed with a fireless cooker, hand sewing machine, typewriter, and a cat named Saxon, the women spoke tirelessly across the country to garner support and encourage women to attend parades at the 1916 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago and St. Louis.
Following Joan Newton Cuneo’s wins in the legendary Glidden Tour in 1908, women were banned from competing in American Automobile Association events.
The first New Zealand woman to achieve national prominence in motor racing and to establish a significant automotive business
Early 1900s New Zealand sportswoman
American suffragist and pacifist who emerged as a prominent leader in the United States suffrage movement
Latvian chemist renowned for her contributions to organic synthesis.
Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, travel lecturer, editor, screenwriter, and radio performer. She was also fluent in 11 languages.
The first woman to drive a car across the United States from coast to coast, in 1909