Tears!!!! Hahahah Physicians during the period of time shortly after women gained freedom from their homes through the ability to ride bicycles, wrote in medical journals that females in particular would suffer permanently contorted faces if they continued this physical activity. These doctors described this purported disease as bicycle face. It was argued the bicycle face resulted from continued strain to keep the device balanced while being ridden. Critics of female cyclists characterized the bicycle face as including bulging eyes, and a tightened mandible. The bicycle face on women was seen in direct contrast to the tender and loving gaze men expected from women during the time period. In addition to bicycle face, physicians warned of maladies caused by cycling including tuberculosis and increased libido.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:48:21 +0000
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