• Bessie Stringfield, Motorcycle Queen of Miami

  • Oct 21 2024
  • Length: 13 mins
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Bessie Stringfield, Motorcycle Queen of Miami

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  • In the 1930s and 1940s, a young Black woman named Bessie Stringfield decided she’d strike out on her own and hit the road – and ended up crisscrossing the United States eight times, and becoming the first Black woman to ride a motorcycle through each of the lower 48 states. If she ran out of money, she’d join a circus. If she couldn’t find a place to stay, she’d sleep out under the stars. Read more about Bessie Stringfield in this Atlas Obscura article by Natalie Zarrelli.

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