The perils of bicycle riding! A glimpse from 1897

A vintage black-and-white illustration shows a woman riding a bicycle while another woman is depicted falling off her bike beneath her. The overlaid text poses the question 'DOES THE BICYCLE MAKE WOMEN CRUEL?' and claims 'FRENCH MEDICAL EXPERTS DECLARE IN SEVERAL INSTANCES EXCESSIVE CYCLE RIDING HAS MADE WHEELWOMEN TEMPORARILY CRUEL. THEY CITE CASES WHERE PATIENTS HAVE DELIBERATELY RUN DOWN OTHER WOMEN WITH SEEMING INDIFFERENCE.'

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