Spokeswoman Productions added some “she got film” to the “She Got Bike” festival, sponsored by Life Strength and the BBC. It was a festival in Hunt Valley, MD that was all about celebrating women’s cycling. We sold some shirts and made some friends. Good times!
   

From time to time I google myself, my company, and Miss Londonderry just to see what interesting things pop up. Today’s efforts were treated to two surprises:

A teenage girl in Oregon listed Annie Cohen Kopchovksy as her hero.
Annie was listed as #14 of “50 Women Little Girls Should Admire Instead of Symbols of Stupidity and [...]

Annie goes global once again! Jessica Gould’s article about Back in Bloomers, which appeared last week in Womens enews, has been translated into what I believe is Arabic. I hope our readers on the other side of the globe get in touch with us, and share their thoughts on Annie!

Read part two of Peter Zheutlin’s article in the Christian Science Monitor: Backstory: Retracing

In the August 28 issue of the Christian Science Monitor, Peter Zheutlin of Team Londonderry writes a feature story on Annie Londonderry, entitled Chasing Annie Londonderry.
Check back tomorrow for a link to Part 2: Who was Annie Londonderry?

Spokeswoman’s Unofficial Correspondent, Jessica Gould, hits it again. She wrote an awesome article about Back in Bloomers, called “Back in Bloomers: Filmmakers Pedal Sports History.

Back in Bloomers ended much as it began: full of fanfare in a fantastic city, with high spirits and energy, and with celebrations with friends and family.
Team Londonderry checked out of our complimentary rooms at the Marriott at Courtyard- Rye (thank you!!!) and rode about 5 miles to Mary and Paul Goldiner’s house in Larchmont, [...]

Blog by Meghan
We left Madison with a breakfast at Nick’s, a local hotspot, courtesy of The Spillanes, our hosts for the previous night. The Spillanes are authorities on antique bikes. In fact, the Spillanes  built Gary’s first high wheel bike. Their home is a work shop brimming with books, posters, magazines, spokes, saddles and wheels [...]

Our second to last day of cycling began very early We left the Shah’s house in Trumbull well fed and well rested. The day started out beautifully. The morning was a cool one, and as we headed to the coast of Bridgeport, we could smell the sea air and we were eager to set eyes [...]

To add to Ben and Mike’s blog about Day 5- Mystic to Madison
On Wednesday we had a unique invitation. As we stopped for lunch on our ride from Mystic to Madison, we received a call from the Dir. of PR for the Connecticut Defenders, a MLB team. They had heard about us somehow (probably from [...]