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  1. Mar 15, 2022 · In a time of misogyny and limited opportunities, Route 66 offered women a chance to make their mark on the American experience. In the summer of 1934, 24-year-old hairdresser Darlene Dorgan and four friends embarked on an epic journey that would last almost a decade. The young women, nicknamed the "Gypsy Coeds," took off from Bradford, Illinois ...

  2. Jan 16, 2022 · 'Route 66 Then and Now highlights some of the most famous stop-offs along the route, showing them in their prime and how they look today,' the publisher adds.

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  3. Watch the documentary series Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road to explore how women overcame gender discrimination and segregation on America's most beloved road.

  4. Meet Fabiola, Alberta, and Marilyn, a few of these incredible women whose stories and influence on Route 66 is being captured. In 1894, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca was born to a ranching family in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

  5. Sep 6, 2018 · Etched in the Mother Road are the stories of the fascinating women of Route 66 who paved their own path along the 2400 mile stretch of road during its broken history. Women of the past and the present, each of them blazing their own trail along America’s first freeway.

  6. To learn more about women’s experiences on Route 66, visit the website The Women on the Mother Road where you can find oral histories, archival photos, and filmed interviews about over seventy-five diverse women. Writer and project director Katrina Parks is working on a documentary film, with the help of a grant from the National Park Service ...

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  8. Oct 30, 2023 · Today, Route 66 still occupies a fond place in the American cultural memory, a symbol of 20th-century innovation and nostalgia. Every summer from 2022 through 2026, the state of Oklahoma along with AAA is organizing the Route 66 Road Fest to celebrate its 100th birthday.

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