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Avis & Effie Hotchkiss: Women Harley Riders Who Rode Into the History Books - Traveling with MJ

Avis & Effie Hotchkiss: Women Harley Riders Who Rode Into the History Books - Traveling with MJ

During a time of turmoil and unrest during the first World War, you would never have expected two adventurous women to take on a groundbreaking adventure. Riding motorcycles was stereotypically considered a man’s sport, especially during the early 1900s when vehicles had not long been on the road. But in 1915, just thirteen years after the first Harley Davidson motorcycle was manufactured in America, two women set out to do what society told them they couldn’t. Learn about women Harley riders who made their mark in history at the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.