These are just a few of the elbow-slinging, body-banging babes in this all-woman roller ... Derby Dames promotes competition between determined, beautiful, unique, and, most of all, tough women." ...

The WFTDA, which governs flat-track roller derby, had formed just one year prior with a goal of “revolutioniz[ing] the role of women in sports.” Primarily organized by women, the association ...

Roller derby originated in the late fifties as a lace and blood female-dominated mirror of modern professional wrestling. As a precursor to early female sports leagues, roller derby was one of the ...