21 Fantastic Pictures Of Female Skateboarders From The 1970s

By Alec

Published June 8, 2014

Updated January 17, 2018

While much of the mythos of the origin of skateboarding is centered around teenage boys of Southern California, there was a strong contingent of female pioneers who helped shape skateboarding since it’s inception. Below we take a look at some of the women who influenced skateboarding culture in the 60s and 70s:

Female Skateboarders In The 1970s

Ellen O'Neal Photograph

Laura Thornhill Skateboarding

Pictures Of Female Skateboarders

Laura Thornhill

Ellen O'Neal Hair Picture

Skateboarding Contest Torrance California

Farrah Fawcet Skateboarding

Jodie Foster Skateboarding

Vicky Vickers Skateboarding

Patti McGee Skateboarding

Laura Thornhill Female Skater

Ellen Oneal Skateboard Trick

Peggy Oki Skateboarding

Skateboarding In New York City

Watching At A Skate Park

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Onlookers watch a skateboarding contest in Torrance, California in 1977.

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By the late 1970s, skateboarding was growing in size and reach, including to some famous Hollywood heroines. Above, Farrah Fawcet tries out skateboarding.

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Skateboarding wasn't just a California phenomena -- the above photograph was captured

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Female Skateboarders In The 1970s

Ellen O'Neal Photograph

Laura Thornhill Skateboarding

21 Fantastic Pictures Of Female Skateboarders From The 1970s

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