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Lizzie Armanto in Seventeen

Lizzie Armanto has a small piece in Seventeen magazine. With excerpts like this, it’s no wonder Lizzie has neglected to update the “coverage” section of her web site. In many ways, 20-year-old Lizzie is totally typical—she takes silly selfies with her BFFs, loves sleeping in, and munches on donuts after practice… It’s not the type […]

Amelia Brodka on Pacific San Diego magazine

Amelia Brodka is featured on the cover of the August 2013 issue of Pacific San Diego magazine. There’s also a 6 page feature inside. Photos by Dan Sparagna. It looks like the web site for her documentary on female skateboarders, Underexposed has been updated as well. You can read the whole issue on Issu, but […]

4 Rad Babes

Refinery 29 has an article on female skateboarders titled Meet 4 Rad Babes Lighting Up The S.F. Skate Scene: Let’s be real; for some ladies it’s the hipster mating call, but for others it’s the soundtrack to the deep skateboarding history that our sweet city is steeped in. While it may seem that the dudes […]

Underexposed: A Women’s Skateboarding Documentary

Underexposed is a film by Amelia Brodka focusing on the plight of women in the professional skateboarding arena. At a time when women’s skateboarding seems bigger than ever, there seem to be fewer opportunities for girls to pursue the sport. How can this be changed? Underexposed explores the past, present and future of women’s skateboarding. […]

Friday T&A on S&A: La Femme de Maryhill

Lots of positive things going on at the first all female downhill event at Maryhill, but of course I’ve objectified here on S&A. That’s OK ladies, our readers will enjoy this video from Push Culture News for it’s empowering images of females, and not because they (readers) are pigs.

How do active women stay active?

No, it’s not an ad for safety equipment. It’s Don Draper’s worst nightmare, Stayfree Maxi-pads tackles the skateboard set. What a break for this young stuntwoman. The skateboard says 70’s but the fashions are looking a little early 80’s. The seller of this item probably could have gotten a lot more for if they had […]

S.O.B. Girls

Skatepark of Baltimore is selling a “Girls of Skateboarding” calendar to benefit the Skatepark of Baltimore. You can pick yours up here, and no, it’s not that kind of calendar.

S.L.A.G. events

There are two Skate Like A Girl events coming up: Skate Like a Girl (Seattle) presents Wheels of Fortune part deux, the biggest skate contest for the ladies in the Pacific Northwest! Cash prizes for advanced riders. Details and registration here. SLAG PDX and The Department of Skateboarding bring you the monthly Girls Only Skate […]

Supergirl Jam

Here’s a couple photos from something called the Supergirl Jam that was recently held in Venice Beach. They had a snowboard rail event with trucked in snow, a skateboard contest and an inline skating contest. Ladies please, if you want to be taken seriously, ditch the rollerblades. You’re so far behind the curve on this […]