Bessie Stringfield: Motorcycle Queen

Name: Bessie Stringfield: Motorcycle Queen
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauren Kratz Prushko
ISBN: 9798874753610

Author: Lauren Kratz Prushko

Narrator: Lauren Kratz Prushko

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: LibraryCall

Published: 04/16/2024

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical

Synopsis

Go for a ride with motorcyclist Bessie Stringfield, the first African American woman to drive her motorcycle solo across the US and to be inducted into the American Motorcycle Hall of Fame. In this biographical story, learn about how Bessie defied expectations in the 1930s and broke barriers for both women and Black Americans.

About Lauren Kratz Prushko

Lauren Kratz had been a children’s librarian for fifteen years, including at The New York Public Library in the Bronx and now the Los Angeles Public Library. Lauren manages the Octavia Lab, a DIY makerspace at the Los Angeles Public Library. She also works as a content developer for the 2022 and 2023 Modern Library Platinum Award Winner LibraryCall, where she develops and records original and diverse stories which children can listen to from around the country.

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