Interesting book.

It must have been very difficult; no automatic transmission, power steering or brakes, A/C or stereo.  😊

Phil

 

https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-120928-1526/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater

“For All Women Who Motor”

Dorothy Levitt was an early racecar driver, writer, and landspeed world record holder (a whopping 79 mph). In her 1909 book The Woman And The Car, she encouraged women everywhere to learn to drive, offering advice on everything from choosing a vehicle (“the single-cylinder car is the most economical”) to driving fashion (if wearing a hat, “pin it securely”). Levitt is even credited with pioneering the rearview mirror, suggesting that women bring makeup mirrors on the road to "occasionally hold up to see what is behind you". Read the book hereand get a fascinating look at the early days of automobiles!