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1. How Women in Tunisia Are “Flying to Freedom” with Vélorution’s Bicycling School: (Feminism); Studies have shown that women are one third as likely to ride a bicycle than men. Globally, men are 6.7% more likely than women to commute to work via bicycle. There are many reasons as to why this ...; Created on 11 August 2020
2. This Cap Was A Modest Necessity For 19th Century Women: (Style); ... historian C. Willett Cunnington writes, “The bicycle also helped to destroy the bonnet which was becoming more and more the headgear of the elderly.” Caps were seen throughout most of the 19th century. ...; Created on 28 November 2018
3. These Kung Fu-Trained Buddhist Nuns Teach Nepalese Girls Self-Defense: (Living); ... the 2016 bicycle yatra in Kashmir So when a devastating earthquake hit Nepal in 2015, the nuns were ready. Refusing evacuation from the main nunnery outside Kathmandu (several others are scattered throughout ...; Created on 23 August 2018
4. Ireland Prepares For Historic Vote On Abortion: (Feminism); ... city two days before the vote, passing cars honked their support, and people waved from buses and bicycles. People rushing to work stopped to ask for a Yes badge, or to say, “Don’t worry, you have my vote!” ...; Created on 24 May 2018
5. Meet The Woman Behind Your Favorite Music Photographs: (Music); ... City and Brooklyn. They got double-dutch dancers, breakdancers, kids on custom bicycles, and we were casting people off the street. In Jersey City, two old ladies came out. They were in their 80s, so we ...; Created on 15 May 2018
6. 11 Products To Treat Yo' Self With For A Pampering Night In: (Living); Setting aside time to look after ourselves is hugely important. We all have our own methods of self-care, from mindfulness and exercise to cooking and trashy TV, and pampering your body and hair can ...; Created on 11 October 2017
7. "Faces Places" Is A Nostalgic Celebration Of French Villages — And Agnès Varda's Care: (Movies); ... who remembers when he used to deliver all his mail by bicycle; a goat farmer who refuses to remove her goats’ horns, even though it would lead to an increase of production in goat cheese. As they ...; Created on 25 September 2017
8. How To Avoid SCANDAL When Shaking A Victorian Man's Han: (Living); ... offer your hand unless assured that it is in a presentable state of frigidity; for the touch of a tepid hand chills the warmest feelings.” A Man and Woman on Bicycles Shake Hands, Chromolithograph, Puck, ...; Created on 13 September 2017
9. 9 Bicycle Accessories To Let You Ride In Style: (Style); ... around town. SUNLITE BUGLE, $9.99, SWEETWATERBICYCLES.COM Protect your melon when you’re hitting the streets. WATERMELON HELMET, $69.99, NUTCASEHELMETS.COM Feel the wind in your hair but not ...; Created on 25 August 2017
10. Disney's 1946 "The Story of Menstruation" Was Informative But Still Hella Condescending ...: (Feminism); ... use common sense" while the video depicted a cartoon figure smiling and riding a bicycle down a hill then transitioned to the same cartoon violently bouncing up and down while riding a horse. Though the ...; Created on 10 August 2017
11. Talking To My Mother About Casual Sex: (Sex); ... profession made up a disease called "bicycle face" to discourage women from cycling. Yes, really. Then there’s the fact that bikes are a lot cheaper and easier to keep than horses. Even poor women could ...; Created on 11 July 2017
12. Here's How Victorian 'Science' Explained Cat Ladi: (Living); ... and is reprinted here with permission. More from BUST We Want To Travel Back In Time To See This Victorian Cat Ballet Before Cars, There Were High-Speed Bicycle Chases This Is What Victorian Ladies ...; Created on 29 March 2017
13. Before Cars, There Were High Speed Bicycle Chases: (Living); Bicycle Detail, Poster of the Société Parisienne, 1895. In September of 1896, British newspapers reported the remarkable use of a bicycle in a New Jersey murder case. The case involved two men who ...; Created on 15 March 2017
14. Haifaa Al-Mansour Tells Saudi Women's Stories: 52 Weeks Of Director: (Feminism); ... driver is rude and always complains that she is late. Wadjda talks back to him, saying he’s the one who is late. Wadjda is content to buck the system. Her goal is to save up enough money to buy a bicycle. ...; Created on 20 January 2017
15. 10 Ways To Use Your Anger Against Donald Trump: (Living); ... I don’t keep up with local politics and I’ve never spent time working on any campaigns. Up until now, my political acts have consisted of tending a vegetable garden and riding my bicycle — and I won’t ...; Created on 11 November 2016
16. Meet The Kung-Fu Trained Feminist Nuns Who Are Cycling Across Nepal: (Feminism); ... the Nepalese nuns of the Drupka Order. Thankfully, that’s all about to change — these badass nuns are gaining widespread media attention for their bicycle yatra, a nearly 2,500-mile pilgrimage from the ...; Created on 27 September 2016
17. An Open Letter To My Conservative Father, From Your Liberal Daughter: (Living); ... a bicycle at age five and swore to never mount one of those two-wheeled monsters again and who has held her word to this day. I’m still the daughter whose violin concerts and solo contests you attended ...; Created on 14 June 2016
18. I Tried Six "Women-Friendly" Dating Apps—And Swiped On Mr. Righ: (Sex); ... on my feed because we live in the same neighborhood, and he looked cute, so after some messaging, we met up at a bicycle race after party. In person, my date looked much older and more leathery than in ...; Created on 26 May 2016
19. Is Cohousing Right For You?: (Living); ... of bicycles. It’s housed in a three-building complex (once low-income housing), which is typical for the area, but it stands out from the rest of the neighborhood in many ways. Pedestrian paths are designated ...; Created on 05 May 2016
20. Voters Honor Susan B. Anthony's Grave With "I Voted" Sticke: (Feminism); ... More from BUST The Women Who History Forget: Victoria Claffin Woodhull First The Bicycle, Next The Vote: The Story Of Bicycles And Feminism Amber Rose On Breakups, Besties And Becoming A Feminist: ...; Created on 21 April 2016

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