WOMAN MOTOR VAN DRIVER.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 409, 2 June 1915, Page 4

WOMAN MOTOR VAN DRIVER.

Miss Virtue, of London, described in English papers as the first woman professional motor driver, has made her appearance in Leeds, having been engaged to drive a motor delivery van for a firm of grocers in the city. She takes the place of a man who has joined the Army. The firm declined to appoint any other man in his stead who was eligible for military service. Miss Virtue, who presented herself as a candidate, pleading that she was anxious to liberate a man for the war, has declared herself well pleased with the work, and says that after her farming experiences in Canada a chauffeur's job is simple. The firm is delighted with the success of the experiment. The manager states that there is far less time wasted on errands. Miss Virtue is a thoroughly practical chauffeur, capable of doing her own repairs.