Earlier today I was listening to the Kojo Nnamdi show on NPR station WAMU and there was talk of protests in Saudi Arabia in regards to womens lack of driving rights, so for those of you who are unaware, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, MADNESS! 100 or so years ago, monied American women took to the road in genteel electric broughams, like the one pictured here in a 1911 Hupp-Yeats advert. Electric cars were aimed at the dainty women drivers of the era who wished to go about thier shopping and social calls without the aid of a chauffeur (this also aided in assignations) Easy to operate (no starter, no transmision) and lavishly appointed, these cars were also quite limited (much like womens costume of the era) most had top speeds of 25 miles per hour or less and had a range of less than 80 miles between charges.
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