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- Monarch Bicycle Advertisement, "The Ladies' Favorite," 1897 - This Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Company ad from 1897 touted the company's machine as "The Ladies' Favorite." The arrival of the "safety" bicycle, like the one in the ad, provided women with greater freedom. Women donned less restrictive clothing to mount and pedal the machine. And they could venture, unescorted, farther away from home and family.
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Monarch Bicycle Advertisement, "The Ladies' Favorite," 1897
This Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Company ad from 1897 touted the company's machine as "The Ladies' Favorite." The arrival of the "safety" bicycle, like the one in the ad, provided women with greater freedom. Women donned less restrictive clothing to mount and pedal the machine. And they could venture, unescorted, farther away from home and family.