[1] In September 1908 she drove one of the three Maxwells which were entered in that year's American Automobile Association's (AAA) Montauk Point endurance race, being one of only two women to participate.

[5] The drive was originally meant as a publicity stunt for Maxwell-Briscoe,[6] and would also prove to be part of Maxwell's ongoing strategy of specifically marketing to women.

[citation needed] On June 9, 1909, the 22-year-old housewife and mother[6] began a 3,800-mile (6,100 km) journey from New York City to San Francisco in a green, four-cylinder, 30-horsepower Maxwell DA.

[6] Over the course of the drive, Ramsey changed 11 tires, cleaned the spark plugs, repaired a broken brake pedal and had to sleep in the car when it was stuck in mud.

[9] Along the way, they crossed the trail of a manhunt for a killer in Nebraska, Ramsey received a case of bedbugs from a Wyoming hotel, and in Nevada they were surrounded by a Native American hunting party with bows and arrows drawn.