Van Buren, Adeline (1894–1949)
Van Buren, Adeline (1894–1949)
American motorcyclist. Born 1894 in Brooklyn, NY; died 1949; sister of Augusta Van Buren (motorcyclist).
With sister Augusta, became 1st woman to cross continental US on solo motorcycles (1916) and 1st to climb Pike's Peak (CO); departed from Sheepshead Bay racetrack (Brooklyn, NY) and arrived 60 days later in San Francisco (their trip was meant to show US government that women could serve as dispatch riders if US entered WWI); inducted into AAA Motorcycle Hall of Fame (2002). With sister, was once arrested for wearing trousers in public.
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