Natalie Porter
@natalieporter.bsky.social
Librarian, skateboarder, zine collector. Author of 'Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: a history of badass women skateboarders' https://womxnskatehistory.ca
Calling all skater nerds! Submissions open...
Cole Nowicki@colenowicki.com · last mo.Also, Skateboarding and Urban Cultural Ecologies (SAUCE), a new "DIY journal dedicated to the cultural, social, aesthetic, and athletic contributions of skateboarding," is now open for submissions. www.saucejournal.org
I'm in a kickass mini zine! Riot Grrrls, Guerilla Girls, Skater Girls and more... so rad!
Paper Ammunition@paperammunition.com · last mo.New free mini zine is out! (WINK.) issue #11 “Girl Power!” is up on the website now! Free to download & print. It features great women like: Guerrilla Girls Medicine Wheel Ride @redwineblueusa.bsky.social @natalieporter.bsky.social @kathleenhanna.bsky.social & more! PaperAmmunition.com - 🖨️💙🔥
So stoked on Isaac Bjorke's book review for UChicago journal Portable Gray! Thanks bud! #skaterlibrarian #skateboardbooks #womenshistory
Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders by Natalie Porter, ECW Press, 2025 | Portable Gray: Vol 9, No 1
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Thanks so much @jackie-wong.bsky.social and @thetyee.ca for the opportunity... it was a fun article to write! Happy IWD 💗
Jackie Wong@jackie-wong.bsky.social · 5mo agoMuch appreciation to @natalieporter.bsky.social for sharing your talents with us in @thetyee.ca! I love this essay on skateboarding history and the vital work librarians do. 🛹🔥 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
Next week, I'll be presenting for the Toronto Public Library via Zoom. Register today! *TPL library card not required
ecw press@ecwpress.bsky.social · 5mo agoCelebrate International Women's Day by learning about the unique, untold history of women and non-binary skateboarders! @natalieporter.bsky.social Details and registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/women-in-s...
Shared some backstory for the book with NBN. And scheming some book talk fun for women's history month! Fun times ahead...
New Books Network@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social · 6mo agoRead this week's newsletter! Interview Workshop with Miranda Melcher | Fast 5 with Steve Ramirez | NBN in the Classroom with Kendall Dinniene | Womxn Skateboard History Archive with Natalie Porter @princetonupress.bsky.social @natalieporter.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/mysteries-...
This describes quite a few people I know... guess what you're getting for Christmas 😆
ecw press@ecwpress.bsky.social · 8mo agoFor the person who always stops when they pass their local Little Free Library, is an activist for causes that matter to them, and loves trying a new hiking trail. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/.../wha.../e...
The kind folks at The Walrus published this feature over the weekend! Thank you! #skaterlibrarian thewalrusca.substack.com/p/meet-the-l...
Meet the Librarian Resurrecting the Lost Women of Skateboarding
Female skateboarders have always been there. Someone just needed to prove it
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Posted this 6mo ago & just recently, through other skateboarders, came across @natalieporter.bsky.social on here! She has a book now called 'Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders'. You should check it out. We’re gonna indy bookstore it! 💙🛹 tinyurl.com/Girlgangs
Paper Ammunition@paperammunition.com · last yr.We just read a really cool interview in the latest Thrasher skateboard magazine with Natalie Porter who started the Womxn Skate History Project. It has really cool old ‘zines & photos. Along with punk flyers, we were highly influenced by skate zines, art and ads. Here are some pics. Take a peak!
Wrote up a little feature for Jenkem mag last week... grateful for the opportunity! www.jenkemmag.com/home/2025/10...
16 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT WOMEN IN SKATEBOARDING - Jenkem Magazine
Skate librarian and author Natalie Porter digs through the archives for this women's skate history lesson.
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The book is officially in print!!! And what a beauty! So happy and grateful 🤩
ecw press@ecwpress.bsky.social · 11mo agoGirl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders by Natalie Porter is out today! A vibrant, meticulously researched celebration of the women and NB skateboarders who defied a hostile industry and redefined skateboarding around the world 🛹 ecwpress.com/collections/...
So grateful to call @colenowicki.com my friend!! Stoked to see an excerpt from my book on Simple Magic. It's one of my fav stories that merges Patti Smith and skateboarding back in 1979...
Cole Nowicki@colenowicki.com · 11mo agoThe great @natalieporter.bsky.social is back in the 'sletter, this time with an excerpt from her forthcoming book "Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides," which is out September 16 with @ecwpress.bsky.social www.simplemagic.ca/shes-a-small...
Yessss!! Zine librarians unite! Last year was awesome 👌
Zine Libraries@zinelibraries.bsky.social · 11mo agoRegistration is now open for Zine Librarians unConference (ZLuC) until November 1st 11:59 p.m. CST A virtual gathering on Zoom. November 8–9. For librarians, zinesters, & collectors. All are welcome! zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025
Wrote a behind-the-cover article about the book! Cover is pretty sweet though... #skaterlibrarian #skateboardhistory
All Lit Up@alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 12mo agoWe got a sneak-preview of @natalieporter.bsky.social's forthcoming book GIRL GANGS, ZINES, AND POWERSLIDES (@ecwpress.bsky.social). Learn about her important work developing an archive of women skateboarding history (and preorder the book here): alllitup.ca/under-the-co...
I absolutely adore Barbara Kingsolver. So wise and generous. Read ALL of her books and this article from The Guardian. #wisdom #BarbaraKingsolver #DemonCopperhead www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
‘The damage is terrifying’: Barbara Kingsolver on Trump, rural America and the recovery home funded by her hit novel
Demon Copperhead, the author’s retelling of Dickens during Virginia’s opioid crisis, was a global success. Now she has used royalties from the novel to open a recovery residence
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This week, meet the Wreck Deck, Chloe Covell and Arisa Trew strike gold, the Berrics is back(?), Walker Ryan authors a new video part, and more. www.simplemagic.ca/hes-not-just...
He's not just driving, he's dropping in
Plus: the X Games bring action-sports themed excellence and oddities, the Berrics is back(?), Walker Ryan is cross-promoting careers, and more.
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Every librarian dreams of being published, and I'm so grateful to @ecwpress.bsky.social for supporting my research and book called 'Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders.' Pre-ordering is now available. tinyurl.com/Girlgangs #coverreveal #bookssky #newbook
New skill! I just built my own book index... a tedious, obsessive task that I absolutely loved doing. Helped that it's been raining for 3 days 🤪 #bookbrain
Awesome initiative! Like the appreciation for zines, too.
Librarianship.ca@librarianshipca.bsky.social · last yr.More than books: The Ottawa Trans Library is preserving and building a culture capitalcurrent.ca/volunteer-li... The Ottawa Trans Library is protecting 2SLGBTQ+ culture and literature while also building a supportive community.
#SLOTY 🤣 Still waiting for my copy but getting close! Feeling especially pleased that I snuck in a shout out to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in response to... Read anything good lately? #Thrasher #interview #skaterlibrarian
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Found this photo from 1996. Vaguely remember meeting these two girls, Shelly and Andrea but we obviously were stoked and started skating the streets of Collingwood Ontario, stumbling upon Elvis fest! Happy IWD.
Had to do a special feature on my fellow Slow Impact panelist Jessie Van Roechoudt... Canada's first pro female skater for Rookie! womxnskatehistory.ca/2024/12/15/j...
Jessie Van Roechoudt
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Jessie Van Roechoudt was someone to look up to and revere if you were Canadian, especially if you were a female skater. Beyond being talented on a skateboard, Jes…
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💘This week, @natalieporter.bsky.social on Worble, Evan Smith on IPath, a whole bunch of nice things, an original poem for Valentine's Day 2025, and more💘 www.simplemagic.ca/a-chemical-t...
A chemical taste
Plus: Natalie Porter on Worble, Evan Smith on IPath, a round-up of nice things, Valentine's Day, and more.
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An elderly woman eavesdropping at the grocery store expressed her concern over my decision to be interviewed for "Flasher" magazine...!! Surreal days ahead. #smalltownrumors
Hard to contain this feeling of euphoria and joy... just completed the review of my copy-edited manuscript! 97000 words and 30 years in the making. Ahhh! Thank you @jensookfonglee.bsky.social and @ecwpress.bsky.social
I mostly do research and write skateboarding bios, but sometimes I don't... #skateboardhistory #skaterlibrarian womxnskatehistory.ca/2025/01/21/r...
Resistance
On a day like today, it’s tempting to be consumed with disgust, rage, and fear. My heart breaks for those who are being targeted specifically for their immigration status, their race, sexuality, ge…
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