ep. 2: How to Ride a Bike
Susan B. Anthony once called bicycles the ticket to "free, untrammeled womanhood" ... but can women really pedal their way to empowerment? Cristen and Caroline investigate the complicated history of bicycles and catcalling, and talk to a modern, badass bike messenger about out how to clap back at douchebags.
Resources
*BMA (Star Bike Messenger Association, formerly the Women's Bike Messenger Association)
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