Skateboarding is cool, women are cool, but Natalie Porter is the coolest. Learn more about the women’s skateboarding librarian and her mission to keep feminist history alive womxnsk8history
Canadian skateboarder Natalie Porter is archiving the history of women’s skating online, one unsung heroine at a time. With hundreds of entries made since its digital inception in March of 2022, Porter’s website and its accompanying Instagram account are educating skaters, feminists, and history buffs alike about the achievements of women and nonbinary skaters from the 1960s through today.
“Like any history, [skateboarding] tends to still favor the dominant voices—and that isn’t always the whole picture,” Porter says. “There is a world of skaters to celebrate. Every single country has some pivotal female skater and I just want to bring attention to each one.
ADVERTISEMENT But getting the goods on the female skaters of yesteryear isn’t always easy. “I’ll be looking at contest results from the ’70s and realize a woman’s name is misspelled or her name has changed,” says Porter. “So, I’ll connect the dots and do an Instagram post, and usually someone has a lead.”“Everyday I’m learning about someone new, or some new part of history, and it fuels me as a librarian,” Porter continues.
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