Bessie the Motorcycle Queen Carrie Golus essential reading for fans of

essential reading for fans of underground comics

fragile and real-time

with a generous splash of ‘The Valley of the Dolls’

and important graphic memoir

Bessie the Motorcycle Queen Carrie Golus essential reading for fans ofBy Charles R. Smith Jr. & Charlot Kristensen. Published by Scholastic. Hardcover, 40 pages, Colour, 2022. In 1929, 18 year old Bessie Stringfield hopped on her motorcycle and headed out on an adventure, an unusual choice for a young Black woman at the time. Paying her way by winning motorcycle races, she crisscrossed the country through small towns, big cities, and wide open spaces. But not everyone was happy to see Bessies brown face peeking out from