Photo Gallery «The short and highly acclaimed racing career of Ernes Merck»
In the 1920s and early 1930s, the list of courageous women who wanted to compete with male racing drivers in the wake of emancipation is long. The modern, successful, fun-loving woman wanted to free herself from the shackles of many taboos. They have a hard life, the first female racing drivers. They are often more ostracized than celebrated. One of these heroines is Ernes Merck, born Rogalia von Bieberstein. She only took part in a few races and her successes were few and far between. But at Klausen in 1927, she surpassed herself and almost endangered the legendary Caracciola, at least that's how the media saw it at the time. This third article in the "Five Women" series tells the (short) life story of Ernes Merck. It is illustrated with historical pictures and photographs of the Mercedes Benz Type S.
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