Women in the Wind (motorcycle club)

This article is about the motorcycle organization. For the 1939 film, see Women in the Wind.
Women in the Wind
AbbreviationWITW
Founded1 June 1979
FounderBecky Brown
Founded atToledo, Ohio
PurposePromote a positive impression of women motorcyclists
Region
Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, UK, US,
Membership140 chapters
President
Cat Grabowski
Key people
Becky Brown, Cris Simmons, Jo Giovannoni, Elyse White, Debbie Bearup
Websitehttp://www.womeninthewind.org

Women in the Wind is an international,[1] all female motorcycle club[2] founded in 1979 by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee Becky Brown.[3][4]

The organization seeks to unite women motorcyclists, promote a positive image of women and motorcycling and educate its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. It has 140 chapters across 4 continents,[5] and is the largest women's motorcycle organization of its kind.[6]

Founder Becky Brown's bike was on permanent display at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa from April 2015 until September 2023, when the museum closed.[6]

Filmography

Behind Closed Doors: Women in the Wind. Hamilton, Karen, BBC TV (1998)[7]

References

  1. ^ American Motorcyclist, Dec 1999. P. 43
  2. ^ The Woman Source catalog & review: tools for connecting the community of women. Ilene Rosoff, Launch Pad. Celestial Arts, 1 Jan 1996
  3. ^ Women in the Wind ~ Fearless Women of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Jasmine Bluecreek Clark. Bluecreek Art Works, 1 May 2007
  4. ^ Becky Brown at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
  5. ^ Harrison, Matthew (ed.). "Women In The Wind Motorcycle Club". www.freedomcycleonline.com. Freedom Cycle Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Women in the Wind Donates Founder's Motorcycle to the Museum". www.nationalmcmuseum.org. National Motorcycle Museum. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: WOMEN IN THE WIND at the British Film Institute[better source needed]


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