Published in 2011
96 pages
Sue Macy is the author of several books for children:
Bulls-Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley
Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics
Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics
Play Like A Girl: A Celebration of Women in Sports
Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports
A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
She brings a consciousness of the history of women in sport to the story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and carries this mythic and historic figure gracefully into modern light. She has won numerous awards and starred reviews for her books. Winning Ways and A Whole New Ball Game were both named ALA Best Books for Young Adults and NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.
What is this book about?
Take a lively look at women’s history from aboard a bicycle, which granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women’s liberation. Through vintage photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and songs, Wheels of Change transports young readers to bygone eras to see how women used the bicycle to improve their lives. Witty in tone and scrapbook-like in presentation, the book deftly covers early (and comical) objections, influence on fashion, and impact on social change inspired by the bicycle, which, according to Susan B. Anthony, “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.”
