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Natalie Porter

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Canada

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https://womxnskatehistory.ca

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Nonfiction, Sports, Memoir

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Natalie is a skater librarian and writer living with gratitude on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin First Nation. She is the founder of the Womxn Skateboard History archive and Instagram account, and was interviewed in Thrasher magazine (May 2025) and Bust magazine (Winter 2023).

In 2003, Natalie wrote a thesis paper called "Female Skateboarders and their Negotiation of Space and Identity" from the perspective of women in skateboarding - a first in academia. Natalie is now a subject expert for the Smithsonian Museum's skateboarding advisory board, and a columnist for Closer Skateboarding magazine.

Natalie has been skateboarding since 1995 and became a librarian in 2009. ...more

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International Women's Day 2026

In anticipation of March 8th, International Women's Day, which also happens to be the 4th anniversary of the WomxnSkateHistory.ca archive, I will be collaborating with WithItGirl for a book giveaway via Instagram!

Here's your chance to win an autographed copy of "Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders" by following @womxnsk8history and @withitgirl and liking the Read more of this blog post »

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	Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Youth Subcultures: Exploring Underground America by Arielle Greenberg (Goodreads Author), Natalie Porter (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Women in Skateboarding 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Control: the concrete art of skateboarding by Patrik Andersson (Editor), Natalie Porter (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kiriko Watanabe (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to the Editors: a journal by Anna M. Szaflarski (Editor), Natalie Porter (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Natalie Porter wrote a new blog post International Women's Day 2026 In anticipation of March 8th, International Women's Day, which also happens to be the 4th anniversary of the WomxnSkateHistory.ca archive, I will be c Read more of this blog post »
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