{"product_id":"iron-horse-cowgirls-louise-scherbyn-and-the-women-motorcyclists-of-the-1930s-and-1940s-paperback","title":"Iron Horse Cowgirls: Louise Scherbyn and the Women Motorcyclists of the 1930s and 1940s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Back McKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKate St Vincent Vogl\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Louise Scherbyn founded the Women's International Motorcycle Association, she was simply a working girl who loved motorcycling--at a time when women weren't allowed to wear pants, roads weren't hard-topped, and handlebars could come apart while riding. The hardest part? Auxiliaries she looked to for support each proved to be the wrong fit--some uncomfortably, disastrously so. All Louise wanted was for women riders to have a proper space of their own. For that she would ultimately have to forge a new path. This book tells the fascinating story of Scherbyn's journey in forming the first stand-alone women-only motorcycle association. Chapters cover 225,000 miles and two decades' worth of community-building, hostilities, physical and professional attacks, recovery, sisterhood and more. Scherbyn paved the way for women motorcyclists across the world while facing a storm of threats and uncertainties, driving ahead with newfound friends and her singular, unifying vision for women who ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eLinda Back McKay\u003c\/b\u003e was a poet, writer, coach, and teaching artist. Her work appeared in literary publications such as \u003ci\u003eGreat River Review, Water Stone Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhite Pelican Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She taught at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate St. Vincent Vogl\u003c\/b\u003e's essays appear in best-selling anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eWhy We Ride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eListen to Your Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, and her fiction has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and from the Anderson Center. She teaches at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9.76 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778446229792,"sku":"9781476669465","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e58137ea0139ee77ea17b07597fb739b.webp?v=1780506707","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/iron-horse-cowgirls-louise-scherbyn-and-the-women-motorcyclists-of-the-1930s-and-1940s-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}