The history of women in the automotive industry over more than 100 years has evolved from being featured in advertising in the early days to professionals who run automakers, design or engineer products, or even race cars.ĭuring the late 1910s and the early 1920s, women were becoming more independent as it related to everyday transportation and traveling. Images Courtesy of Chrysler Archives, Ford Archives, General Motors Media Archives, NASCAR and the Robert Tate Collectionġ926 Ford Model T Coupe Ad (Robert Tate Collection) By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian and Researcher
