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The woman who drove across America in 1909

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At a time when society discouraged women from doing anything physically taxing, Alice packed her Maxwell roadster and bailed on New York. With no maps, barely any paved roads, and a constant stream of flat tires, she navigated by stubbornly following telegraph poles. She successfully proved that cars weren't just dangerous toys for wealthy men.

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