Dorothy Levitt

Standard Name: Levitt, Dorothy

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1903: Dorothy Levitt competed in a motor car race....

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1903

Dorothy Levitt competed in a motor car race. She was the first woman to do so.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1906: Dorothy Levitt of England set the women's...

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1906

Dorothy Levitt of England set the women's world record of 91 miles per hour in a motor car.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1909: Dorothy Levitt published The Woman and the...

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1909

Dorothy Levitt published The Woman and the Car: A Chatty Little Handbook for All Women Who Motor or Want to Motor.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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Barker, Theodore Cardwell, and Dorian Gerhold. The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700-1990. Macmillan, 1993.
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