A review by jengennari
Tillie the Terrible Swede: How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History by Sue Stauffacher, Sarah McMenemy

4.0

This is the story of Tillie Anderson, one of many women who took to bike racing in the late 1890s and 1900s. I found out about her through reading Sue Macy's book on Wheels of Change. Amazing stories of women biking in velodromes in Six-Day races (for about 3 hours per day). This story is nicely told, covering the story of bloomers and including the famous quote from Susan B. Anthony about bicycling emancipating women.

That said, I was surprised that the illustrations felt frilly and feminine, a choice that is accurate (it was the Victorian era) though unimaginative.