Synopsis
Traces the relationship between women and automobiles from the early 1900s to the present, describing how gender perceptions shape attitudes toward cars
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This history of the automobile during its first decade focuses on how the arrival of the horseless carriage challenged Victorian attitudes towards women, changing their lives forever. Women were not long content to consider cars as men's machines, and they played a decisive role in effecting improvements in appearance, comfort, and safety. Throughout the book, Scharff documents the general resistance of men to women behind the wheel which, though muted, still persists today as evidenced by patronizing attitudes toward "women drivers." There are some interesting tidbits here, and the author has provided copious notes, but this book scarcely qualifies as significant social history. Furthermore, its intended audience is unclear. Not a necessary purchase.
- Anne Twitchell, EPA Headquarters Lib., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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