Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change. These traits led commentators to worry that the
differences between the sexes were being blurred, a fear
that was reinforced as the four newest states-
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho-granted women
the right to vote in the 1890s. Would the bicycle help
bring about a new kind of equality between men and
women? Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her colleagues
certainly hoped so. At any rate, the image of a female
cyclist quickly became associated with efforts to win
more rights for women.
What conclusion does Macy draw in this synthesis of
ideas?
Women were granted the right to vote in four states
as a direct result of the bicycle's invention.
Female cyclists were quickly becoming associated
with efforts to win more rights for women.
O Stanton and her colleagues hoped women cyclists
would join their fight for women's rights.
O Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho were home to
the highest percentage of women cyclists.