“‘with hardly any exception there is a consensus of opinion that the exercise of wheeling, properly regulated and indulged in at proper times and seasons, is of great benefit to all sound women and girls.’”
“smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion.”
“‘bicycling by young women has to swell the ranks of reckless girls who finally drift into the standing army of outcast women of the united states.’”