Author: Nancy A. Nichols
Women Behind the Wheel explores the uniquely gendered landscape of the automobile, detailing why cars are both more expensive and more dangerous for women drivers.
In this engaging nonfiction narrative, Nancy A. Nichols, the daughter of a used car salesman, uses the cars her father sold and the ones her family drove to tell a larger story about how the car helped to define modern womanhood.
From her sister’s classic Mustang to her mother’s Chevy Convertible to her own Honda minivan, Nichols tells a personal story to shed light on a universal one.
“The automobile is on the cusp of momentous change. As we advance into the era of electric, connected, and autonomous vehicles, Nichols shows us why we should hit the brakes and look back in the rear-view mirror at this long and fascinating history,” said a review on Goodreads.com.
Nichols is a journalist, editor, and former broadcaster whose writing has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times Book Review, The Harvard Business Review, The Nation and more.
