Three men on bicycles, c. 1895. Photographer unknown.
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Anna Held was a famous Ziegfeld girl and is often credited with helping Ziegfeld establish his famous Ziegfeld Follies. Eventually she became his common-law wife, although they did not remain together.
A picture of her on her bicycle (below) was part of a montage of “Actresses as Bicycle Riders” which is still available to purchase today.
A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/03/donts-for-women-on-bicycles-1895/
“The following list of 41 don’ts for female cyclists was published in 1895 in the newspaper New York World”
* Don’t be a fright.
* Don’t faint on the road.
* Don’t wear a man’s cap.
* Don’t wear tight garters.
* Don’t forget your toolbag
* Don’t attempt a “century.”
* Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
* Don’t boast of your long rides.
* Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
* Don’t wear loud hued leggings.
* Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
* Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
* Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
* Don’t neglect a “light’s out” cry.
* Don’t wear jewelry while on a tour.
* Don’t race. Leave that to the scorchers.
* Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
* Don’t imagine everybody is looking at you.
* Don’t go to church in your bicycle costume.
* Don’t wear a garden party hat with bloomers.
* Don’t contest the right of way with cable cars.
* Don’t chew gum. Exercise your jaws in private.
* Don’t wear white kid gloves. Silk is the thing.
* Don’t ask, “What do you think of my bloomers?”
* Don’t use bicycle slang. Leave that to the boys.
* Don’t go out after dark without a male escort.
* Don’t without a needle, thread and thimble.
* Don’t try to have every article of your attire “match.”
* Don’t let your golden hair be hanging down your back.
* Don’t allow dear little Fido to accompany you
* Don’t scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers.
* Don’t discuss bloomers with every man you know.
* Don’t appear in public until you have learned to ride well.
* Don’t overdo things. Let cycling be a recreation, not a labor.
* Don’t ignore the laws of the road because you are a woman.
* Don’t try to ride in your brother’s clothes “to see how it feels.”
* Don’t scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run.
* Don’t cultivate everything that is up to date because yon ride a wheel.
* Don’t emulate your brother’s attitude if he rides parallel with the ground.
* Don’t undertake a long ride if you are not confident of performing it easily.
* Don’t appear to be up on “records” and “record smashing.” That is sporty.
Not a new idea…
Victorian Man with a baby carrier on the front of his Bicycle
1896 Munsey: The World Awheel
1886 was not only an important year for bicycle design – the first safety bike – but this year also saw the introduction of the Linotype printing machine. By the 1890s, magazines could be produced efficiently and cheaply.
