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TILLIE ANDERSON
By LD
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WHEN SHE WAS BORN…… Tillie was born at Skane, Sweden on
April 23,1875
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HER EARLY LIFE In 1891 they came to America [Family] Her father died when she was 8 years
old She work on a farm during haying and
harvesting to help her mother brother and her 3 sisters
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EDUCATION She didn't have any education but she
was a worker for other people and for her family and she worked a lot when she was a teenager
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ADULT LIFE/CAREER When she came to America she was a
seamstress-here she saw her first bicycle
Her mother warned her about bicycle face- a medical condition of both women and men bikers
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS She won the best female champion of
the world She made girls try and go on to bikes Her 1st race was a century race, 100
miles, she broke the women's world record by 18 minutes
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IMPACT ON THE WORLD
She was the first serious competitor in bike racing. From 1897 to 1902 she was known as the female champion of the world
She inspired girls to ride bikes
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WHEN SHE DIE She died in 1965. She was 90 years old