Women in the Wind (motorcycle club)

This article is about the motorcycle organization. For the 1939 film, see Women in the Wind.

Women in the Wind

Abbreviation| WITW
Founded| 1 June 1979
Founder| Becky Brown
Founded at| Toledo, Ohio
Purpose| Promote a positive impression of women motorcyclists

Region

| Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, UK, US,
Membership| 140 chapters

President

| Cat Grabowski

Key people

| Becky Brown, Cris Simmons, Jo Giovannoni, Elyse White, Debbie Bearup
Website| http://www.womeninthewind.org

Women in the Wind  is an international,[1] all female motorcycle club[2] founded in 1979 by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee Becky Brown.[3][4]

The organization seeks to unite women motorcyclists, promote a positive image of women and motorcycling and educate its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. It has 140 chapters across 4 continents,[5] and is the largest women's motorcycle organization of its kind.[6]

Founder Becky Brown's bike was on permanent display at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa from April 2015 until September 2023, when the museum closed.[6]

## Filmography

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Behind Closed Doors: Women in the Wind. Hamilton, Karen, BBC TV (1998)[7]

## References

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1. ^ American Motorcyclist, Dec 1999. P. 43
2. ^ The Woman Source catalog & review: tools for connecting the community of women. Ilene Rosoff, Launch Pad. Celestial Arts, 1 Jan 1996
3. ^ Women in the Wind ~ Fearless Women of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Jasmine Bluecreek Clark. Bluecreek Art Works, 1 May 2007
4. ^ Becky Brown at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
5. ^ Harrison, Matthew (ed.). "Women In The Wind Motorcycle Club". www.freedomcycleonline.com. Freedom Cycle Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
6. ^ a b "Women in the Wind Donates Founder's Motorcycle to the Museum". www.nationalmcmuseum.org. National Motorcycle Museum. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
7. ^ BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: WOMEN IN THE WIND at the British Film Institute[better source needed]

## External links

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* Official website

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