Women With Wheels began publication in the Spring of 1989. Conceived on a napkin over dinner, it became the first automotive publication written expressly for women. Because today’s women are savvy, Women With Wheels became an important publication for those women (and men) who wanted to become informed about such things as basic automotive maintenance, automotive warranties, accessories and recalls, buying or leasing and what to look for when taking a test drive, among many other things. Women With Wheels compiled all the automotive news and synthesized it into an easily readable format.

Women all over the country began to rely on Women With Wheels as their personal consultant to know when to perform preventive maintenance on their cars, how to choose a mechanic, what to do to prepare their cars for seasonal changes, and to learn the difference between tire brands.

The printed newsletter version of Women With Wheels has been read by consumers–men and women-automotive manufacturers, public relations professionals, and fellow automotive journalists. Each quarterly issue was ad-free and included such features as test drive reviews, auto recalls, Autosmarts (automotive tidbits), Autograms (industry news), reviews of automotive books and videos, personal interest stories, and how-to’s. Over the years, WWW has featured articles by several freelance journalists, adding a variety of viewpoints.

The Publisher and editor, Susan Frissell, Ph.D. has been writing about cars professionally since the 1980s. Her syndicated column "Car Concerns" carried by MotorNewsMedia for six years ran in some 300 newspapers nationwide, including such papers as the Joliet Herald News (IL), Reno Gazette-Journal (NV), and Chippewa Valley Newspapers (WI). She has written for several web sites including CarPrices.com, Cars.com and AutoFusion. Susan also writes a periodic column titled "Wheels" for the Windy City Times (IL), and a regular twice monthly column titled "Women With Wheels" for the Daily Herald (IL). Susan served as Secretary/Treasurer for the Executive Board of the Women’s Automotive Association, International (WAAI) from 1996-1998 and acted as consultant/advisor to the organization from 1998-1999. She is a member of the Motor Press Guild, Wisconsin Convertible Classic and past Vice President, Membership Chair and current member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association (M.A.M.A.), a media organization. She is active in automotive events throughout the country.

Those wanting to submit articles to be published on the WomenWithWheels.com web site may do so by writing to the editor at editor@womenwithwheels.com. Women With Wheels welcomes auto-related articles from new and aspiring auto writers. We believe in giving those writers interested in becoming journalists an opportunity to begin adding to their portfolio.