Take a lively look at women's history from aboard a bicycle, which
granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women's
liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and
songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see
how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and
scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and
comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change
inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, "has done
more to emancipate women than anything else in the world."
NCSS--Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
2012
School Library Journal Best Books of 2011
Finalist YALSA Excellence in Non Fiction for Young Adults
SLJ's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2011
Amelia Bloomer List