Women drivers!: The emergence of folklore and stereotypic opinions concerning feminine automotive behavior (1986)
Berger, Michael L. (Author)
International Journal of Women's Studies
Volume: 9, no. 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 257-263
Description In the male-dominated America of the early twentieth century, women at the wheel posed a serious threat to long-established ideas and practices. The automobile threatened to restructure the social status of women and the meaning of family life in America. As a result, defenders of the status quo sought a means by which female use of the motor car might be limited. Hence, the emergence of folklore concerning the alleged disabilities of feminine motorists, and the eventual development of the full-blown, negative `woman driver' stereotype. (Abstract excerpt from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277539586900610)
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