{"id":4331,"date":"2018-04-04T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T11:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicksandbikes.com\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2019-11-30T13:17:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T18:17:28","slug":"motor-maid-amazing-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/motor-maid-amazing-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor Maids: The amazing story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2143fd06311\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/motor-maid-amazing-story\/#Motor_Maids_The_amazing_story\" >Motor Maids: The amazing story<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/motor-maid-amazing-story\/#The_founders\" >The founders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/motor-maid-amazing-story\/#Recruitment_and_Organization\" >Recruitment and Organization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/motor-maid-amazing-story\/#Ladies_of_the_White_Gloves\" >Ladies of the White Gloves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/motor-maid-amazing-story\/#Today\" >Today<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Motor_Maids_The_amazing_story\"><\/span>Motor Maids: The amazing story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Today I want to offer you to jump in the past in 1940 to find the first and oldest women&#8217;s motorcycle organization, The Motor Maids !!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10683\" src=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/First-formal-convention-1944-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"760\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/First-formal-convention-1944-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/First-formal-convention-1944-1-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/First-formal-convention-1944-1-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/First-formal-convention-1944-1-585x463.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>We can try to imagine what could represent and imply as judgments to be a woman rider then.\u00a0 In the late 30s, when a woman wanted to get her driver&#8217;s license for a motorcycle, after passing the written test, she must bring her lawyer in order to get the opportunity to take the riding portion to obtain her license.<\/p>\n<p>In those years, women didn\u2019t really had a voice in society and were stereotyped to stay in the household, be a good wife, and raise the children. \u00a0But in the 1940s all this began to be quietly different, women&#8217;s lives were booming, men were at war and some of them had to take the place of men in the workplace.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_founders\"><\/span><strong>The founders<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Linda Dugeau and Dot Robinson, both Americans, where the founders of The Motor Maids motorcycle club.\u00a0 They were part of that handful of ladies who lived outside of the preconceived mold of society. And let&#8217;s face it, very few women were riding motorcycles at that time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10684\" src=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Linda-Dugeau-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"603\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Linda-Dugeau-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Linda-Dugeau-1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Linda-Dugeau-1-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Linda-Dugeau-1-585x458.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>Linda Dugeau started to learn how to ride a motorcycle at 19 years old thanks to her future husband who had a Harley Davidson. Reading on Linda I soon realized that she was one hell of a biker and that she was really passionate about tourism. \u00a0For example, one summer, she made a trip of 3,500 miles (about 5,600 km) in two weeks !!! On another solo trip, she even visited our beautiful wilderness Canada on almost impassable roads (after all these years things have not changed so much on the state of our roads lol).<\/p>\n<p>It was when Linda learned that there was an association of female pilots that already existed, the Ninety-Nine Club, whose great Amelia Earhart was a member of, that she had the idea of founding a similar organization for women who ride motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>It is in 1938 that Linda started to write to dealers, racers and anyone she thought could be interested in starting a motorcycle organization of females. That&#8217;s when she met Dot Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Dot and her husband were both involved in several endurance motorcycle races. \u00a0After making a record transcontinental race, Harley-Davidson contacted them in 1935 to offer them to open a dealership. \u00a0The couple moved to Detroit to sell Harleys and did it until 1971.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recruitment_and_Organization\"><\/span><strong>Recruitment and Organization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It took more than three years for Linda and Dot to bring together 51 women wanting to be part of this association.\u00a0 The Motor Maids was officially chartered with the American Motorcycle Association in 1941. \u00a0Dot was elected the first president of the club and remained it for more than 25 years. \u00a0The new organization grew quickly and became very visible when club members were invited to parade at various AMA national races in the 1940s. \u00a0Arthur Davidson, one of the founders of Harley-Davidson Motor Company, publicly supported The Motor Maids, which benefited the group a lot.<\/p>\n<p>The Motor Maids, like many women&#8217;s motorcycle clubs, aimed to unite women wanting to promote the passion of motorcycles. \u00a0Of course, every woman had to own or drive her own motorcycle, or of a family member, and behave like a &#8220;lady&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ladies_of_the_White_Gloves\"><\/span>Ladies of the White Gloves<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 1944, at the first official convention, it was decided that the royal blue and the silver gray would constitute the official colors of the club and that a shield would represent the logo. \u00a0Even before the uniform was chosen, the members of the Motor Maids always wore white gloves, and this, since a parade in 1941. \u00a0From that moment, they were recognized thanks to this distinctive piece and were often called &#8220;Ladies of the White Gloves &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10685\" src=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/maids-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/maids-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/maids-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/maids-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/maids-1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>They were and still are very involved in helping people in need either in their community, charities or other groups such as breast cancer awareness. \u00a0On their website you can see a list of all their upcoming events like dinner\/shows, conventions, rides, etc.<\/p>\n<p>To become a member of The Motor Maids, admission requirements are every bit as simple and straightforward as the club&#8217;s mission. \u00a0The prospect must have access to a two or three-wheeler and of course a willingness to ride. \u00a0Unlike some clubs, they don\u2019t discriminate against brand or type and all kinds of bikes are welcome, including <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Today\"><\/span>Today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Today, more than 78 years later, The Motor Maids are one of the oldest motorcycle organizations still active in North America and have more than 1,300 members across the United States and Canada. \u00a0For those who were at the Salon de la moto in Montr\u00e9al last February, you may have even seen some of their members with their royal blue turtleneck and white vest.<\/p>\n<p>F\u00e9li<br \/>\nxxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor Maids: The amazing story Today I want to 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