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This Badass Woman Took the World’s First Road Trip—and Stole Her Husband's Car to Do It
She was joined by their two teenage sons, Eugen and Richard, who all drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim, which is now about an ...
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Bertha, the woman who popularised the automobile
The first steam-powered vehicles date back to the late 18th century, but it was 100 years later that the automobile was truly ...
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Bertha Benz Pushed The Automobile Toward Production
He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her husband’s invention. She had been there since the beginning ...
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Bertha Benz Route In Germany Marks A Woman's Contribution To Early Motoring
When Bertha Benz drove off in husband Carl's motorized invention 125 years ago, she had no idea she would be driving into history. Hers was the world's first long-distance drive and the first ...