Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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#OnThisDay, 25 Aug 1804, Alicia Meynell (aka Alicia Thornton) races at York races in England. Side-saddle.
She is now recognised as the first woman racing jockey.
An engraving of Alicia. She is a white woman dressed like an Austen heroine, apart from the jockey's cap on her head.
An engraving of the race, showing Alice riding side saddle. The caption explains this is a race at the York Meeting.