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GIRLS ON THE ROAD; Exhibit honors Alice Ramsey's 1909 cross-country drive.(Revs)
Byline: BRANDON DYE
The first woman inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame didn't design a V8 or pioneer a manufacturing process; in fact, Alice Ramsey never drove a car until she was challenged by Maxwell Motor Co. to drive one across the country in the early 1900s.
Only two dozen cross-country trips had been completed at this time, all by men. Horatio Nelson Jackson was the first to complete the epic journey in 1903 after a $50 bet motivated him to leave San Francisco in a 20-hp Winton Touring. Despite only 150 miles of paved road, Jackson arrived in New York 63 days later.
On June 9, 1909, Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife, set out from New York for San Francisco with three women friends-none of whom drove-in an effort to convince women driving wasn't just for men.
On a daily basis Ramsey and crew encountered ...
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