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To The Ladies…

Photos of women riders from 1939

March 20, 2012

From the June 1939 issue of Motorcyclist Magazine

1-Part of the Tri-City auxiliary, Rock Island, Ill. 2- Mrs. Roberts of Chattanooga, Tenn., who drives her own 61. 3-Miss “Ginger” Boyed-rides a chief-San Diego, Calif. 4-”Irene” from Charlottesville, Va., snapped on a trip to Miami, and she “likes to ride.” 5-Part of the auxiliary at Trail, B.C. 6-Mavis Gollan, Youngstown, Ohio. 7-Miami M.C. auxiliary girls displaying the club’s national championship banner. 8-Edith Cooper, secretary of Modesto M.C. auxiliary. 9- Marion, Ohio, is proud of its lady rider, Mrs. Elinor Curren, 22 years old and mother of 2 sons, one who is 7 and the other 5. 10-No one has a better right to a spot in a ladies’ number than Mother Gunderson, 3233 W. Juneau, Milwaukee, Wis., who has cared for and fed more riders visiting the Harley-Davidson factory than anyone else in that town. 11- Part of auxiliary of Nevada, Mo, M.C. 12- Katharine Gebhard, Greensburg, Pa., who owns her own Sport Scout and belongs to Vandergrift M.C. 13-Miss Doris Henderson, Miami, Fla., another who loves to ride.

1-Christiana Mechler, Brandon, Man., who enjoys many rides with cycler Bill Chase. 2-”Sweet Pea” of Charlottesville, Va. she “likes to ride a H-D o.h.v.” 3- Helen Harris of Cincinnati, Ohio, “ a satisfied Indian rider 4-” Kay” Warner, wife of Bill Warner who is vice-president of the Mercury M.C., Detroit. 5-Miss June Wallace, San Diego, can ride ‘em, although she sometimes stages an impromptu hillclimb up the banks along the highway. 6-Helen Scott, loogootee, Indiana, and her new 45. 7-Mrs. Trommell, Enid, Okla., a great enthusiast. 8-Mrs. Hope Gray and her ‘37 Scout. She is 4 feet, 11 ½ inches tall- lives in Steger, Ill. 9-Mrs. Don Washburn, Hopedale, Mass., another enthusiast. 10-A few girl riders from waterloo Iowa. 11-Mrs. H.K. Ferguson, Richland, Indiana, and 5-months-old Phyllis Gail. The baby has been riding in the sidecar since she was 1 ½ months old. 12-Mrs.Van Waits, Boise, Idaho, on a tour in 1938. 13-The Frontier Cyclettes dress dolls at Christmas time.