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1892 first woman to motorcycle across the usa augusta_van_buren . jpg van buren sisters
 augusta van buren librarian , pilot
van buren sisters

augusta and adeline van buren , sisters , were the first women to ride 5,500 miles in 60 days over hazardous roads to cross the continental united states , each by their own solo motorcycle , in 1916 .
they descended from martin van buren , the eighth president of the united states , and were `` society girls '' .
in 2002 , the sisters were inducted into the ama 's motorcycle hall of fame and into the sturgis motorcycle museum & hall of fame during 2003 .
