THE WHEEL WOMAN

(5 women)

Summary

It's 1894. Young Annie Londonderry takes on a wager to become the first woman to bicycle solo around the globe--and sets off a firestorm in the women's movement.

Surprising comedy about a complex feminist icon…funny and poignant.

—Orlando Shakespeare Festival

From the script:

MRS. ARCHER
There is an alarming increase of immorality among today’s young women. Do you know the cause, sir?

MR. ORSON
The bicycle, madam?

MRS. ARCHER
None other. The devil’s wheel.