Rider Highlight: Bessie Stringfield

In 1930, at the age of 19, Stringfield became the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo. Before the interstate highway system, road travel was haphazard at best; pavement was scarce, and dirt roads were carved with danger, if they existed at all. As a skilled rider, Stringfield navigated these challenges. But discrimination and Jim Crow laws [and being female] posed even more treacherous hurdles. ~ timeline.com

Intrigued? Read more at Timeline.com and/or the American Motorcyclist Association’s Hall of Fame inductee page.