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The Safety Bicycle

99% Invisible

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The Bike and Women's Suffrage

The bike had this period where it was the domain of dandies and hobbyists, but as soon as you get the safety bike era, it becomes political. It becomes a symbol of progressivism in a million different ways and it was used in protests and social movements. Women embraced new types of clothing, including famously bloomers, these kind of like MC hammer style pantaloons.

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