Dorothy Levitt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor women's independence through driving
gptkbp:birthDate 1882
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1922
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Marylebone,_London,_England
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Tatler
gptkb:The_Graphic
gptkb:The_Illustrated_London_News
gptkbp:fullName Dorothy Elizabeth Levitt
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorothy Levitt
gptkbp:influenced motoring for women
gptkbp:knownFor setting speed records
authoring 'The Woman and the Car'
pioneering female motorist
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement advocated rear-view mirrors in cars
first British woman racing driver
holder of the Ladies World Land Speed Record
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:writer
gptkb:racing_driver
gptkbp:publishedWork The Woman and the Car: A Chatty Little Handbook for Women Who Motor or Want to Motor
gptkbp:racedFor gptkb:sage
gptkb:Gladiator
gptkb:De_Dion-Bouton
gptkb:Napier
gptkbp:recordedAt 92 mph (148 km/h)
women's world speed record in 1905
gptkbp:recordVehicle Napier car
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Formula_Ford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6