Women at the Wheel

Women at the Wheel
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780812249538
ISBN-13 : 0812249534
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Book Synopsis Women at the Wheel by : Katherine J. Parkin

Download or read book Women at the Wheel written by Katherine J. Parkin and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women at the Wheel explores women's historical experience with automobiles. Katherine Parkin argues that in every regard, from learning to drive to repairing cars, from being a passenger to taking the wheel, women had a distinct experience with cars in American culture.


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