Tag: Natalie Porter
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Collaborations – Backside & Adjacency Bias
It’s been an exciting week with everything happening at once! First up, an article that I wrote for Adjacency Bias which focuses on skateboarding in the NorthWest, was published online. It was fun to really zero in on a specific region and trace the history of women skaters with meaningful connections to Oregon, Washington, and…
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April Fool – Skateboard injury
I had a minor set-back in my momentum with this project, due to an unexpected visit to the hospital. On Valentine’s Day, after a 3-week battle with COVID, I was excited that some winter sunshine would allow me to go for a skate session. I really wanted to get out there since I was about…
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2nd Year Anniversary
Happy International Women’s Day! Two years ago today, I launched the website and Instagram account, and it’s been another awesome year. I have to say the highlight as of late was going to the Slow Impact festival / conference in Tempe, AZ as well as securing a book deal with ECW Press as mentioned in…
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2023 Reflection
There’s been so many highlights of 2023, but mostly I’m just grateful to be able to keep building community while learning about fascinating women in skateboarding history by researching, interviewing and writing! In review… There’s so many skateboarders to give shout outs to, but PJ McKenzie (aka Pam Judge) was a special interview, since this…
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Gratitude
It’s the season of gratitude (when is it not?), and I am feeling the love. There’s been so many delightful zines and packages arrive in the mail, which is just the best. Cherries Wheels out of Texas (woman-owned skate company!!) even sent me a fresh set of wheels and loads of stickers. They ride like…
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One Year Anniversary
One year ago I launched the skate history archive and Instagram account. Thanks to everyone who has supported the project, shown me kindness, taken time to follow, read posts, celebrate, and shared their stories! With every post I feel a bit lighter and more connected. I’m still hoping to skate with a rad crew of…
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2022 Reflection
It’s been a pretty awesome year, especially since I launched this website and Instagram page back on International Women’s Day! Even though I’ve been researching and collecting information on women and non-binary skaters since 2003, I had mostly been hoarding everything to myself harboring a pipe-dream that I would one day publish a book. I…
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Web launch!
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and I’ve decided to make this website live to celebrate. It had always been my dream to create a gorgeous coffee-table book called The Illustrated History of Womxn in Skateboarding. I’ve been accumulating stories and interviews about skateboarders since the early 2000s, and contributing to various ‘zines and collections along…
Womxn Skateboard History 