Tag: La Costa

  • Rebecca Williams

    Rebecca Williams

    Rebecca Williams started skateboarding in 1976 at age 24 after she had her twin boys. Back in the 70s, it was pretty exceptional for a mom to compete in skateboarding, and Rebecca was probably considered geriatric back then for a skater!  Rebecca was married to pro skater Mike Williams who was known for designing Gullwing…

  • Di Dootson Rose

    Di Dootson Rose

    I recently learned about the term “archival silence” and it absolutely resonated in regard to women in skateboarding. It also reminded me that I wanted to extend gratitude to Di Dootson Rose, the legendary editor of the National Skateboard Review (1976-1979) and the efforts that went into archiving and digitizing this motherload of incredible content…

  • Cindy Berryman

    Cindy Berryman

    Cindy Berryman will be the first to tell you that the real skateboarder of her family was little sister Ellen Berryman, seven years younger. And yet, Cindy played a crucial part in promoting and advocating for women in skateboarding in the 1970s and deserves recognition. In Ellen’s story for the book, Lives on Board (2009,…