‘Women Behind the Wheel’ punctures the idea that driving meant freedom
by Barbara Spindel
Apr 11, 2024
2 minutes
Cars loomed large in Nancy Nichols’ childhood. She grew up in the 1960s and ’70s in Waukegan, Illinois, the daughter of a used-car salesman who apparently fit the worst stereotypes associated with his profession.
“My father lied about everything, consistently, reflexively, whether his lies served a purpose or not,” Nichols recalls in “Women Behind the
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