"Daisie" Helen Bassett

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Publisher : The Lost Century of Sports Collection
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781964197531
ISBN-13 : 1964197538
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Download or read book "Daisie" Helen Bassett written by Lost Century of Sports Collection and published by The Lost Century of Sports Collection. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Daisie” was the penname for Helen Drew Bassett, America’s first prominent woman cycling columnist during the era of the three-wheeler. She was married to Abbot Bassett, longtime secretary of the League of American Wheelmen (L. A. W.), and editor of several cycling trade journals. This volume of the Sports She Wrote series features Daisie’s column, “From A Feminine Point of View,” which spanned three publications from May 1885 to February 1888 (124,000 words). A trailblazing tricyclist and avid promoter of wheeling, she finally embraced the inevitability of the two-wheeler in her final column. Daisie was an early convert to women on wheels. She organized women’s cycling tours and welcomed diverse opinions in her column involving the evolution of the machine, cycling etiquette, and discussions about proper cycling attire. Her compatriots in cycling literature quoted in her column include Mary Sargent Hopkins, Minna Caroline Smith, Ida Trafford Bell, Violet Lorne, and Marguerite Kirkland. Commentaries by several male contributors are also included as they relate to Daisie’s topics. The volume concludes with Daisie's article in Outing magazine, describing the “Ladies’ Eastern Tricycle Tour” in 1888. Her legacy persists not only in her articles but also in the spirited debates and community she fostered within the cycling world, leaving an indelible mark on the early history of women’s cycling in America. Sports She Wrote is a 31-volume time-capsule of primary documents written by more than 500 women in the 19th century, including nine volumes on cycling.


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