Join the Museum of Worcester for this free program! "Setting the Stage: The Radical Agenda of the first National Woman's Rights Convention held in Worcester, MA in 1850" When: October 16 at 4:30-6:30PM Where: Museum of Worcester, Fletcher Auditorium (fb)

Happy birthday, Kittie Knox (1874-1900), the first African American to be accepted into the League of American Wheelmen (LAW) in 1893! Born to a white mother and Black father in Cambridgeport, when her father died at a young age, her impoverished family moved to the West End where she became a seamstress, and began her cycling interest and skills. She excelled at races in MA, and travelled to compete nationally. Despite being denied access to compete in races, stay in hotels, or receive service by restaurants she persisted and became a stronger rider. Unfortunately, the media paid more attention to her outfits (which she made!) and overall looks more than her abilities as a cyclist. Lorenze Finison wrote the book, “Boston’s Cycling Craze, 1880-1900…” featuring Kittie Knox. In 2019, Cambridge MA, named the Kittie Knox Bike Path after her. Plays in Place recently staged “The Kittie Knox Plays” written by Patrick Gabridge, Claire Gardner & Kirtsen Greenidge, telling the Kitty Knox story at outdoor locations with bicycles! https://bit.ly/46JEcQK (fb)