[1] Harmon was born in Chicago in 1916 and started cycling at the age of 12 after buying her own bicycle.
Harmon, age 19, joined and immediately began recruiting new members.
[4] After World War II, the proliferation of automobiles and narrow highways left little room on the roads for bicycles.
[5] Harmon served the organization in every conceivable role as a volunteer, office staff, historian, treasurer, executive vice president, and interim executive director (a position she held for four years).
[12] Her final bicycle ride was at the age of 95, when she rode with her daughter in a Mothers’ Day trail.