[New post] Women in Transportation History: Anne Rainsford French Bush, Automotive Pioneer

AASHTO Program Director of Media Relations and TV Production posted: " In 1900, Anne Rainsford French became the first licensed woman driver in Washington, D.C. The epitaph on her tombstone goes even further by stating that she was the "first woman licensed to drive an automobile in America." This claim has been widely" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Transportation History Women in Transportation History: Anne Rainsford French Bush, Automotive Pioneer by AASHTO Program Director of Media Relations and TV Production In 1900, Anne Rainsford French became the first licensed woman driver in Washington, D.C. The epitaph on her tombstone goes even further by stating that she was the "first woman licensed to drive an automobile in America." This claim has been widely disputed, however; many have claimed, for example that Mrs. John Howell Phillips achieved that […] Read more of this post AASHTO Program Director of Media Relations and TV Production | March 2, 2022 at 12:49 pm | Tags: automobile | Categories: Women in Transportation History | URL: https://wp.me/p8r5p9-1GE Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Transportation History. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://transportationhistory.org/2022/03/02/women-in-transportation-history-anne-rainsford-french-bush-automotive-pioneer/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com