Iron Horse Cowgirls

<p> Before Louise Scherbyn founded the Women's International Motorcycle Association she was simply a working girl who loved motorcycling--at a time when women weren't allowed to wear pants roads weren't hard-topped and handlebars could come apart while riding. The hardest part? Auxiliaries she looked to for support each proved to be the wrong fit--some uncomfortably disastrously so. All Louise wanted was for women riders to have a proper space of their own. For that she would ultimately have to forge a new path.</p><p> This book tells the fascinating story of Scherbyn's journey in forming the first stand-alone women-only motorcycle association. Chapters cover 225000 miles and two decades' worth of community-building hostilities physical and professional attacks recovery sisterhood and more. Scherbyn paved the way for women motorcyclists across the world while facing a storm of threats and uncertainties driving ahead with newfound friends and her singular unifying vision for women who ride.</p>