Women in the Wind (motorcycle club)

This article is about the motorcycle organization. For the 1939 film, see Women in the Wind.
Women in the Wind
Founded 1 June 1979
Location Toledo, Ohio
Founder Becky Brown
Leader Cat Grabowski
Leader title President
Key people Becky Brown, Cris Simmons, Jo Giovannoni, Elyse White, Debbie Bearup
Region US, Canada, Australia, UK
Purpose Promote a positive impression of women motorcyclists
Membership 101 chapters
Activities safety for members, fund raising, friendship among women motorcycle riders, national meetings, local activities
Website www.womeninthewind.org
Abbreviation WITW

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]

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 90 chapters in the USA, Canada, Great Britain and Australia,[5] and is the largest womens 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. 1 2 "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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