Annie Londonderry

Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, known as Annie Londonderry, in the final incarnation of her bicycle riding costume. She was the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world in 1856.
Source: Annie Londonderry--the first woman to bicycle around the world, by Peter Zheutlin. © Peter Zheutlin.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Annie Londonderry." (Viewed on October 2, 2023) <https://jwa.org/media/annie-londonderry-0>.

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