Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, known as Annie Londonderry, in the final incarnation of her bicycle riding costume. She was the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world in 1856. Source: Annie Londonderry--the first woman to bicycle around the world, by Peter Zheutlin

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   In 1894, a Boston man bet another $20K that no woman could travel around the world by bicycle.

   So Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, then penniless, learned to bike & set out to prove him wrong & earn prize money.

   From 1894-95, she did just that (sailing between continents). Kopchovsky kept her husband & family a secret, using the alias Londonderry. She won $10K for her accomplishment & returned to raise her family.

   https://jwa.org/thisweek/jun/25/1894/annie-cohen-kopchovsky #HistoryRemix #history