Grace and Grit by William Murphy5/20/2023 ![]() The sisters were keen advocates of the national Preparedness Movement, which sought to strengthen the military in anticipation of the Americans’ entry into World War I. They were about to undertake a historical 5,500-mile cross-country trek to Los Angeles, which aimed to prove that women could support military efforts and serve as dispatch riders. Could it?Īstride a pair of Indian motorcycles and decked out in tan leather pants, caps, goggles, and long coats, Adeline, 26, and Augusta, 32, set off from Sheepshead Bay, New York, on July 4, 1916. Surely, after thousands of miles, this couldn’t be the end. It appeared that the sisters’ transcontinental trip was in jeopardy. ![]() Despite being part of the Lincoln Highway, the desolate track along which they navigated their three-speed Indian Powerplus motorcycles had vanished. ![]() In August of 1916, sisters Adeline and Augusta Van Buren found themselves stranded in Skull Valley, an arid expanse of desert between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Reno, Nevada. ![]()
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