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Clara Marian Wagner (11 November 1891 – 30 December 1961) was the first documented woman motorcyclist who became notable as an endurance racer and was sponsored by the Eclipse Machine Co., a bicycle company, for using its braking products. In 1907, Clara, aged 15 years old and the daughter of the Wagner Motorcycle Company (1901-1914 )〔STANDARD CATALOG OF AMERICAN MOTORCYCLES 1898-1981 by JERRY HATFIELD ISBN: 0873499492, 2006〕 owner George Wagner from Saint Paul, Minnesota, became a member of the American Federation of Motorcyclists (FAM).〔The Perfect Vehicle: What It Is About Motorcycles by Melissa Holbrook Pierson. W.W. Norton & Company, 17 May 1998〕〔Motorcycle. Steven E. Alford, Suzanne Ferriss. Reaktion Books, 3 Jan 2008 〕 Clara put the company's motorcycles on the map by achieving a perfect score in a FAM 360 mile endurance race from Chicago to Indianapolis in 1910, aged 18,〔Bikerlady: Living & Riding Free. Sasha Mullins. Citadel, 1 Aug 2003〕〔Making Her Mark: Firsts and Milestones in Women's Sports. Ernestine G. Miller. McGraw-Hill Professional, 29 May 2002〕 but was denied the trophy because she was female.〔The Chrome Cowgirl Guide to the Motorcycle Life. Sasha Mullins. MotorBooks International, 24 Sep 2008〕 She won several such events.〔26th Annual Trailblazers' Banquet, American Motorcyclist May 1963. P. 28〕 At the time, Wagner was celebrated on a series of postcards as "The most successful and experienced lady motorcyclist"〔True Pioneers, American Motorcyclist, June 2006〕 and rode the first motorcycle designed specifically for women.〔The American Motorcycle Girls: 1900 to 1950. A Photographic History of Early Women Motorcyclists. Cristine Sommer Simmons, Karen Davidson. Parker House, 15 Apr 2009 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clara Wagner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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