07/10/2021
Come visit as we celebrate Maxwell the car that put women behind the wheel thanks to Alice
- on display is our 1908 Maxwell
Despite the fact that American women were discouraged from driving cars in the early 1900s, Alice not only learned to drive her new car – she learned to drive it expertly. In fact, just a few months after she first set foot behind the wheel, she participated in an endurance driving competition that required her to drive 200 miles on unpaved roads. One of only two women in the competition, Alice not only completed the trip, she also earned a perfect score and won the bronze medal.
Alice’s perfect score received much attention from the press, and that’s when Maxwell, an automotive company, had an idea for a publicity stunt and approached Alice with an offer. They would provide Alice with a new car and an all-expenses paid trip across the country, and in exchange, Alice would show the world that Maxwell had made such a good car that anyone—shock horror, even a woman—could drive it.
https://bit.ly/3b9I168
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomeninAutomotiveHistory
#sandiegoplacestosee
#museuminsandiego
#mustseesandiego
#sandiegoshiddengem
#sandiegoautomuseum
#antiques
#Maxwell
#visitsandiego
#UniversityHeights
#sandiegohistory
#sandiegocalifornia
Come visit as we celebrate Maxwell the car that put women behind the wheel thanks to Alice
- on display is our 1908 Maxwell
Despite the fact that American women were discouraged from driving cars in the early 1900s, Alice not only learned to drive her new car – she learned to drive it expertly. In fact, just a few months after she first set foot behind the wheel, she participated in an endurance driving competition that required her to drive 200 miles on unpaved roads. One of only two women in the competition, Alice not only completed the trip, she also earned a perfect score and won the bronze medal.
Alice’s perfect score received much attention from the press, and that’s when Maxwell, an automotive company, had an idea for a publicity stunt and approached Alice with an offer. They would provide Alice with a new car and an all-expenses paid trip across the country, and in exchange, Alice would show the world that Maxwell had made such a good car that anyone—shock horror, even a woman—could drive it.
https://bit.ly/3b9I168
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomeninAutomotiveHistory
#sandiegoplacestosee
#museuminsandiego
#mustseesandiego
#sandiegoshiddengem
#sandiegoautomuseum
#antiques
#Maxwell
#visitsandiego
#UniversityHeights
#sandiegohistory
#sandiegocalifornia
