Featured on PDR in the collection On the Road: The Woman and the Car (1909)
In the early twentieth century, Dorothy Levitt, née Elizabeth Levi (1882-1922) was “the premier woman motorist and botorist [motorboat driver] of the world”. The first Englishwoman to drive in a public competition, she triumphed during races in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, defeated all challengers at the Championship of the Seas in Trouville, and set the women’s world record in the Brighton Speed Trials: a whopping 79.75 miles per hour — lightspeed, circa 1905.
Also appearing in the collection…
In front of your car you will notice a handle
Artist
Date
1909
From
The Woman and the Car
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