The New Woman: Annie 'Londonderry' Kopchovsky

In 1894, Annie Kopchovsky--a 23-year old Jewish immigrant and mother of three-- changed the world for women by climbing aboard a 42-pound bicycle and setting off from the tenements of Boston to circle the globe. Her odyssey was reportedly set in motion by a gentleman’s bet that no woman could cycle around the world, as a man had done a few years earlier. Annie’s journey was more than one of miles—she left in full skirts as a nineteenth century housewife and returned in bloomers as a celebrated heroine of a new era. Directed by Gillian K. Willman, The New Woman uses original animations to bring Annie’s tales to life and to add a modern twist to traditional notions of a historical documentary.