Tag: skateboarder
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Debbie McAdoo
The “Ramp Ranch” began as a quarter-pipe in 1978 in Debbie McAdoo’s driveway, near Atlanta, Georgia. McAdoo wrote an article about its evolution and demise in the October 1981 issue of Thrasher. The photos accompanying the article were taken by Mike Folmer. Photo c/o Chuck Holts (Georgia Spillway, 1979). The local crew called themselves the Rancheros…
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Crystal Solomon
Crystal Solomon was a skateboarder in the early 2000s from San Jose, and I feel like the skateboarding community needs to know her story. All I’ve got is that Crystal was sponsored by Osiris shoes, Circle A Boardshop, Ball Hitch Ramps, got flow from Enjoi, and was pro for Cherry skateboards (a female-run board company…
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Push & Frontside Betty
Does anyone remember Frontside Betty website and Push skateboard magazine? Both were created by Denise Williams in Halifax, Canada in the early 2000s. The world wide web was a gamechanger and Williams was motivated to reach other isolated women skateboarders, to shift the ratio of representation, and be a resource. Here are the three digitized issues of…
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Desiree Von Essen
Desiree Von Essen-Harrington of Ventura, CA began skateboarding in 1968 at age 10 and became a regular at skateboard contests – she was also a whistleblower when it came to gender inequity. Brian Gillogly featured Desiree in a “Who’s Hot” profile for the June 1976 issue of Skateboarder where it was noted that in the…
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Émilie Rougier
Émilie Rougier of Montpellier was a pioneering female skateboarder from France. She started skateboarding in 1995/96, and pursued a Masters degree in Sports Management, producing a thesis in July 2002 on the topic of women in skateboarding. She taught skateboarding at her local club (Les Moustachus), promoted skateboarding for women, and had a crew of…
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Jennifer Dimon (Coppa)
On September 26, 1975, Jennifer Dimon (Coppa) at age 7 was in the limelight for a feature article by Jim Hart within the San Pedro News Pilot. Hart wrote that, she “already has a closetful of trophies for her exploits on a board with rollerskates. Just last week Jennifer won a first place and two…
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Cindy Gorset
Cindy Gorset was a punk skater mom from Seattle, known for her smooth style, big pop, nailing inward heelflips, and maintaining a mohawk. Cindy skated the streets and parks of Seattle and Portland. She especially enjoyed skating Burnside and was considered a local. In the June 2002 issue of Heckler, Cindy was featured in a…
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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 