Women in the Wind (motorcycle club)

Women in the Wind is an international,[1] all female motorcycle club[2] founded in 1979 by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee Becky Brown.[3][4]

Women in the Wind
AbbreviationWITW
Founded1 June 1979
Founded atToledo, Ohio
PurposePromote a positive impression of women motorcyclists
Region
US, Canada, Australia, UK
Membership
101 chapters
President
Cat Grabowski
Key people
Becky Brown, Cris Simmons, Jo Giovannoni, Elyse White, Debbie Bearup
Websitehttp://www.womeninthewind.org

The organization seeks to unite women motorcyclists, promote a positive image of women and motorcycling and educate its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. It has over 100 chapters in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Portugal,[5] and is the largest women's motorcycle organization of its kind.[6]

Founder Becky Brown's bike is on permanent display at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.[6]

Filmography

Behind Closed Doors: Women in the Wind. Hamilton, Karen, BBC TV (1998)[7]

References

  1. American Motorcyclist, Dec 1999. P. 43
  2. The Woman Source catalog & review: tools for connecting the community of women. Ilene Rosoff, Launch Pad. Celestial Arts, 1 Jan 1996
  3. Women in the Wind ~ Fearless Women of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Jasmine Bluecreek Clark. Bluecreek Art Works, 1 May 2007
  4. Becky Brown at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
  5. Harrison, Matthew (ed.). "Women In The Wind Motorcycle Club". www.freedomcycleonline.com. Freedom Cycle Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. "Women in the Wind Donates Founder's Motorcycle to the Museum". www.nationalmcmuseum.org. National Motorcycle Museum. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: WOMEN IN THE WIND at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database


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