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    The document discusses the role of bicycles in women's emancipation in the late 19th century. The invention of the safer modern bicycle, suitable and affordable for women, allowed them newfound freedom of movement and independence. As bicycles provided women mobility, it helped advance women's participation in politics and business. Suffragettes advocating for women's rights utilized bicycles which helped them socialize and organize in public spaces. Commentators at the time noted bicycles transformed Victorian notions of womanhood and established the "New Woman" as independent and self-sufficient. Bicycles were believed to empower women's lives and inspire courage, self-respect and self-reliance in the next generation of women.

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    The document discusses the role of bicycles in women's emancipation in the late 19th century. The invention of the safer modern bicycle, suitable and affordable for women, allowed them newfound freedom of movement and independence. As bicycles provided women mobility, it helped advance women's participation in politics and business. Suffragettes advocating for women's rights utilized bicycles which helped them socialize and organize in public spaces. Commentators at the time noted bicycles transformed Victorian notions of womanhood and established the "New Woman" as independent and self-sufficient. Bicycles were believed to empower women's lives and inspire courage, self-respect and self-reliance in the next generation of women.

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    It is indisputable that bicycles had an essential role in woman’s emancipation during the history.
    In the late 19th century, the nation was overwhelmed by the expansion of the use of bicycles due
    to the invention of the first safety, modern model. The substitution of the dangerous high-
    wheeled (used for extreme men’s sport) by a safer model, suitable and disposable for women,
    furthermore the price reduction, contributed that the bicycle change into the popular
    transportation tool. By this change a freedom of movement for women has been established.
    Before the Victorian era it has been expected for women to stay at home. Domesticity,
    motherhood were ideal virtues to consequently prevent women’s appearance to the public world.
    Owing to this form of transport suitable for women, huge progress concerning women’s
    participation in business and politics has been accomplished.

    A group of women responsible for the woman’s right progress in history otherwise called
    “suffragettes” were also known by the common use of bicycle that provided them the
    independence of movement. By this tool the main aim was achieved: women’s socialization and
    organization in public spaces.

    There were many comments on this subject by numerous Americans. One between them, Susan
    B. Anthony pointed out that the Victorian prototype of womanhood has been transformed. New
    woman has been established, otherwise known in the public as independent, self-sufficient and
    eminent.

    In 1895, according to Nebraska’s The Courier it has been pointed out that the bicycle assured for
    The New woman an excellent position in the society in the political domain equally as in all
    public area.

    Parallel with Susan B Anthony, there was an expressed belief in the power of bicycles and its
    impact on the empowering women’s lives. Despite of the fact that the common use of bicycle has
    begun in her 80ties, she emphasized her optimism by the following words: “The bicycle will
    inspire women with more courage, self-respect, and self-reliance and make the next
    generation more vigorous of mind and of body.”

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