Elsie Wisdom

Elsie Mary "Bill" Wisdom (1904-1972) (née Gleed) was a British driver at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the wife of Tommy Wisdom, also a racing driver. She was one of the first women to win a race for both male and female drivers at Brooklands.

Racing Career and Le Mans
Elsie often drove a Riley and was an occasional member of the works team. In 1935 she and Kay Petre raced for the squad at Le Mans, but retired with engine trouble. The following year, the pair scored another DNF in the Brooklands 500 Mile race, in a works Riley 6.

Elsie's first attempt at Le Mans had been in 1933, when she shared an Aston Martin with Mortimer Morris-Goodall. The car's bearings failed. She had another start in 1938 in an MG Midget PB with Arthur Dobson, but clutch trouble and an empty radiator put paid to that attempt.