SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Henry Ward Beecher, Safety Bicycle, Bloomer Girl

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Best Joel

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The sociology of the bicycle sidney h. aronson. It was 2 wheels connected by a wooden bar. It had no brakes, so the rider had to make sure not to run into anything as they coast: with the 1869 model, the machine had wooden wheels with iron tires. In 1879, the first successful wheel came along. Colonel albert a. pope began to manufacture it in boston. League of american wheelman: may 31 1880, they protected american cyclists interests, pledged (cid:862)to pro(cid:373)ote the ge(cid:374)eral i(cid:374)terests of (cid:271)i(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:272)li(cid:374)g; to ascertain, defend, and prote(cid:272)t the rights of (cid:449)heel(cid:373)e(cid:374). (cid:863) Not all men opposed the bicycle, however: henry ward beecher started to take up the exercise of sunday cycling. The bicycle was the subject of not only religious but also medical dispute: the antibicylists said that the cycle path led straight to the hospital or the grave. It also cured diseases though, like rheumatism, indigestion, alcoholism, anaemia, gout, liver trouble, and nerves.