HARLEY DAVIDSON VINTAGE WOMEN'S GREY/BLACK MEDIUM-WEIGHT RIDING JACKET

HARLEY DAVIDSON VINTAGE WOMEN'S GREY/BLACK MEDIUM-WEIGHT RIDING JACKET AUTHENTIC! Where are all the lady riders in the building?! Make some noise! Women have made major contributions to motorcycling and its culture. They’ve broken many barriers and changed many societal norms along the way. Harley-Davidson debuted its first motorcycle in 1901. And, much like bicycles, many people questioned the thought of women traveling via motorcycle. H-D states that they began to feature illustrations of women in their catalogs in 1912. However, they acknowledge that women only appeared as passengers and not as solo riders. In 1914 and 1915, Harley-Davidson wrote articles on the adventures of three female riders, Della Crewe, Avis, and Effie Hotchkiss. DELLA CREWE At a time when even the hardiest of men would think twice about making a cross-country trip over nearly impassible roadways, a young woman was about to show them how it’s done. On June 24, 1914, Della, with 200 pounds of supplies loaded in her sidecar, set out for what would be a 5,378-mile trip from Waco, Texas to New York City with side trips interwoven into her itinerary. As a parting gift, the people of Waco presented Della with a thoroughbred Boston Bull Terrier pup. Della named her new companion “Trouble” and stated, “Trouble is the only trouble I will have with me on this trip.” On her journey, she encountered below-zero temperatures and snow drifts during the winter months. Eventually, she arrived in New York