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The French love of bicycling traces back to its very first inception in 1806 by Baron von Drais. Though instantly accepted as a fun trend, the original forms of bicycles were very crude and uncomfortable to ride. It wasn t until the improvements in comfort were made in the 1890s that the bicycle became standby air line tickets a unifying staple of French society. People of all ages, and (significantly) sexes were now able to participate in the same fun mode of transportation. The bicycle developed around this time was comfortable enough for women to ride in their long skirts, and played a large role in the developing suffrage movement. standby air line tickets Susan B. Anthony went so far as to assert that, the bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything standby air line tickets else in the world. The way women dressed was even changed; corsets and bustles were tossed to make way for faster bicycling. Evidence of two such trailblazers can be seen in our below original vintage posters standby air line tickets from the era:
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