词条 | Women in the Wind (motorcycle club) |
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| name = Women in the Wind | image = Women_in_the_Wind_MC_logo.jpg | image_size = | motto = | founded = 1 June 1979 | founding_location = Toledo, Ohio | founded_by = Becky Brown | leader_name = Cat Grabowski | leader_title = President | key_people = Becky Brown, Cris Simmons, Jo Giovannoni, Elyse White, Debbie Bearup | type = | region = US, Canada, Australia, UK | marque = | purpose = Promote a positive impression of women motorcyclists | membership_est = 101 chapters | activities = safety for members, fund raising, friendship among women motorcycle riders, national meetings, local activities | website = http://www.womeninthewind.org | abbrev = 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 100 chapters in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Portugal,[5] and is the largest women's motorcycle organization of its kind.[6] Founder Becky Brown's bike is on permanent display at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.[6] FilmographyBehind Closed Doors: Women in the Wind. Hamilton, Karen, BBC TV (1998)[7]References1. ^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. ^{{Mhof|326|Becky Brown}} 5. ^{{cite web|editor1-last=Harrison|editor1-first=Matthew|title=Women In The Wind Motorcycle Club|url=http://www.freedomcycleonline.com/women-wind-motorcycle-club/|website=www.freedomcycleonline.com|publisher=Freedom Cycle Magazine|accessdate=27 July 2015}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|title=Women in the Wind Donates Founder’s Motorcycle to the Museum|url=http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/women-in-the-wind-donates-founders-motorcycle-to-the-museum/|website=www.nationalmcmuseum.org|publisher=National Motorcycle Museum|accessdate=27 July 2015}} 7. ^{{Bfidb title|id=605375|title=BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: WOMEN IN THE WIND}} External links
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