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LOUISE MENZER SCHERBYN
CHANGED THE FACE OF MOTORCYCLING

The many and notable contributions of Louise Menzer Scherbyn, WIMA's founder,
to our sport of motorcycling prompted her nomination
to the AMA's Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
These pages include the entire contents of the nomination.
Without such bold, pioneering and persistent women as Ms Scherbyn,
our sport could not thrive as it does today. 
 
NOMINATION
    Nomination paper (2003)

    1966 Letters to the FIM
    Amendment to the nomination
    (2006)

 

 ARTICLES
"Louise Scherbyn - Pioneer
    Cyclist"
"Riding on Memories"
"Indian Motocycle Museum"
"WIMA Pearl Jubilee: Louise
    Scherbyn"
Obituary

 LETTERS OF REFERENCE
    Linda Bootherstone
    Jerry H Hatfield
    Alice Sexton		 GALLERY
Menzer family photos
Jerry Hatfield Archives
Additional links:
    WIMA International Pioneer
    Women
    History of WIMA


WIMA USA offers grateful acknowledgement to:
Virginia Richardson
Ms Scherbyn's niece, for generously sharing family photographs, stories and articles
Judy Austin for kindly getting in touch with us the summer of 2003
Linda Bootherstone for her thoughtful letter
Jerry H. Hatfield for sharing insights about his friend, Louise, and providing copies of his archives
Guy Maitre Directeur Général of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), for making us aware of Ms Scherbyn’s letters to the FIM and for generously providing the originals
Esta K Manthos for preserving Ms Scherbyn's motorcycle, artifacts and collections
Marc Pétrier Attaché de Presse FIM, for providing historical insight into the FIM and women’s competition.
Sheila Whittingham for providing invaluable historical information about Ms Scherbyn

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