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English, 13.07.2019 22:40, felisha1234

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of wheels of change. smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. the reverend dr. a. stewart walsh, a respected clergyman in new york city and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the brooklyn eagle declaring, "i have associated with thousands of riders . . and i have not seen among them . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league." based on this excerpt, charlotte smith and reverend walsh a agreed that women should avoid riding bicycles. b disagreed about whether women should ride bicycles. c disagreed about whether it was safe for women to ride bicycles. d agreed that women should ride bicycles only as a hobby.

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English, 09.07.2019 19:50, HOTaco1837
Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of wheels of change. smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. the reverend dr. a. stewart walsh, a respected clergyman in new york city and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the brooklyn eagle declaring, "i have associated with thousands of riders . . and i have not seen among them . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league." based on this excerpt, charlotte smith and reverend walsh “the bicycle is the devil's advance agent morally and physically in thousands of instances." smith's resolution called for "all true women and clergymen" to join with her in denouncing the bicycle craze among women as “indecent and vulgar.” the reverend dr. a. stewart walsh, a respected clergyman in new york city and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the brooklyn eagle declaring, "i have associated with thousands of riders . . and i have not seen among them . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league." in fact, the impact of the bicycle on the health and welfare of its riders was the subject of a great deal of discussion in the 1890s. at first, the popularity of the safety drew mostly praise as its use seemed to usher in a new era of robust living. medical literature linked cycling to cures for everything from asthma and diabetes to heart disease and varicose veins, while one study credited the decreasing death rate from consumption (tuberculosis) among women in massachusetts to their increasing use of the bicycle.
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