These Vintage Photos Prove That Roller Derby Has Always Been Cool

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Bad Girl Good Woman Productions was created in 2001 and ushered in a new generation of roller derby which was open to women only. Founders formed four teams and staged their first public match in Austin, Texas the following year. The BGGW then split in two: the Texas Rollergirls went for flat-track play while the BGGW became the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls who went on to skate banked-track roller derby.

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