Category: Company
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Patty Segovia AGSJ
Patty Segovia (Krause) was born and raised in Los Angeles and is revered for being the organizer and promoter of the All Girl Skate Jam (AGSJ) from 1997-2013, as well as a photographer. The AGSJ started out in 1990 as a girls’ vert demo at an NSA contest in Reno, Nevada, before returning with a…
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hoopla Skateboards
Hoopla Skateboards was launched in 2008 by Mimi Knoop and Cara-beth Burnside (with support from George & Juli Powell, and Michael Furukawa at Skate One Corporation) to provide some of the leading female and non-binary skaters with a board sponsor and opportunities, such as having a signature board, support at contests, and going pro, just…
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Poot! and Foxy zine
In 1993, a clothing brand called Poot! was trademarked by Tod Swank of Foundation Skateboards intended for a female market thanks to a connection with Keva Marie Dine the previous year. Keva Marie would become the lead fashion designer and visionary behind Poot! and the Foxy fanzine. For PAPER magazine, Keva Marie explained that “It…
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Anarquia! Brazil
There’s a certain mystique about skateboarding in the 1980s and its association with punk aesthetics and anti-establishment attitudes. This style wasn’t isolated in the United States, which I’m becoming more aware of, especially now that I’ve slowly started to piece together a history of skateboarding in Brazil. Brazil loves skateboarding, and their history and heroes…
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Gallaz
We have female skateboarders of Australia in the late 1990s and early 2000s to thank for the launch of the skateboard shoe brand, Gallaz, which was owned by Globe Industries. On April 10th, 1999, the Girls Street Skate Jam (sponsored by Split Clothing / Hardcore Distribution/Globe) was hosted on Flockhart Street at the Sailyards Skate…
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Rookie Skateboards
Beyond the skatepark, skateboarders tend to look for visual cues when determining if someone is aligned. For example, scuffed-up shoes that indicate the wear and tear of ollying and flicking your board against the rough surface of grip-tape. If you were a female skateboarder in the mid-1990s and you saw someone rocking Rookie gear, that…
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Bristol Girls Team
When the first UK National Championships was hosted at Crystal Palace in London (originally planned for July but delayed until August 10th, 1977 due to rain) there was no category for women and the female skaters from Bristol were not impressed. In the Evening News special report that was printed in September 1977 it was…
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Michelle Pezel (and Antisocial)
For skateboarders living in Vancouver, Canada, and the countless skaters who have visited the city and made their way to Antisocial skateshop (or even found refuge on her couch), Michelle Pezel is a legend. She is the co-owner of Antisocial with Rick McCrank, and has relentlessly offered community-building, launch parties, creative outlets, and even activist-activity…
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Cherry Skateboards
Cherry skateboards was a female-run board company sponsoring women riders, founded by Emily Oliver in February 2003 to April 2009 with support and product design by Shodie Lyon. They were based out of Breckenridge, Colorado and filled a void in a time when mainstream skateboard companies were still hesitant and resistant to consider developing diverse…
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Robin Logan
Robin Logan was raised in Hermosa Beach, California by her mom Barbara along with three older brothers. She watched Brian, Bruce and Brad surf and skate everyday, and at four-years old Bruce set her up on a skateboard. Robin shared in Skateboarder that, “When I was seven, we would do demos in department stores… Bruce…
Womxn Skateboard History 