Which excerpt from chapter 5 of wheels of change would best be placed in the above graphic organizer? with the rise of industry and the move from a rural to an urban economy in the 19th century, american women had become increasingly confined to their homes. except in a few instances, the public image of america was male. politicians, soldiers, business leaders, and even the leading athletes in the new sports of baseball and football were all men. bicycle manufacturers, intent on mining an untapped market, showed female models in their advertisements. to the wheel, women were starting to be seen and heard in public life. by the turn of the century, the bicycle's heyday was over and a new mechanical wonder promised to transport men and women faster and farther than ever before.