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Katherine Towle Knox (October 7, 1874 – October 11, 1900) was a bicycle racer and the first African American to be accepted into the League of American Wheelmen (LAW). [1] Knox joined LAW in 1893 at a time when few women were members. [1] [2] The organization changed their constitution to only allow white members in 1894.
The L.A.W., a national organization for cyclists, was founded in 1880 and actively defended the rights of cyclists [3] until 1902, when the League became dormant. In the 1930s, Dick Wilson, a bicycle industry representative, invited members of the Evanston Bicycle Touring Club to become the first chapter of the inactive L.A.W. Harmon, age 19, joined and immediately began recruiting new members.
The League of American Bicyclists (LAB), officially the League of American Wheelmen, [6] [3] is a membership organization that promotes cycling for fun, fitness and transportation through advocacy and education. [7] A Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, [3] the League is one of the largest membership organizations of cyclists in the ...
During this time, Hines was president of the Detroit Wheelmen cycling club, [8] chief consul of League of American Wheelmen's Michigan Division, [9] and vice-president of the League of American Wheelmen. [8] Hines was appointed to the Wayne County Board of Roads at its inception in 1906, along with Henry Ford and Cassius R. Benton. [6]
Good Roads magazine was an early advocate for road improvements.. The Good Roads Movement was officially founded in May 1880, when bicycle enthusiasts, riding clubs and manufacturers met in Newport, Rhode Island, to form the League of American Wheelmen to support the burgeoning use of bicycles and to protect their interests from legislative discrimination.
Annie Cohen was born in Latvia [2] to Levi (Leib) and Beatrice (Basha) Cohen. [5] She had two older siblings, Sarah and Bennett. [6] Her family moved to the United States in 1875 [6] and she became a citizen as a child, [2] only four or five years old.
List of American Girl characters; B. Bond girl; C. List of catgirls and catboys; D. List of female detective characters; List of dominatrices in popular culture; F.
Cassandra Lee Morris (born April 19, 1982) is an American voice actress.After starting her career as a teenage program host for an educational video series called Real World Science, she worked as a journalist in New York City and Los Angeles writing for local newspapers and programs as well as numerous fashion and style blogs such as About.com, David's Bridal and Patch.com.