Ladies here is a great opportunity to take part in an epic
ride and honor women motorcyclists. This
Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride from
New York to San Francisco will take place July 3 – 24, 2016. The catalyst for this
event is the 100th anniversary of
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren’s courageous ride across the United States on
motorcycles. At a time when women
didn’t even have the right to vote and few roads were paved, these two
accomplished something unprecedented in their time.
This ride is limited to 100
women, but there are opportunities to take part all along the way. Check out this great article in Women
Riders Now and then visit the website
to see how you can participate in this event.
The ride will loosely follow the
route these sisters took, which is mostly along the Lincoln Highway. There are
fully guided tours as well as self-guided options. Members of Augusta and Adeline’ family will
also take part in the ride. Augusta and Adeline both went on to lead exceptional
lives achieving what few women of their time could, and leading the way as examples to empower us today.
We've come a long way baby and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than this event. Even if you can't get the time off work to do a cross country trip there are celebrations taking part in Springfield MA and San Francisco CA that you can join.
For those of us who will be stuck in the office, here are some great reading suggestions.
