Color photograph of Violet Knockout of the Gotham City Rollergirls, 2009

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Color photograph of Violet Knockout of the Gotham City Rollergirls, 2009

2009

Color photograph of Violet Knockout of the Gotham City Rollergirls, 2009 taken by Andreanna Seymore the official photographer for USA Roller Derby at the First World Cup in Toronto, Canada, 2011. Seymore is a freelance photographer who joined the Hellions of Troy in 2008 and became a member of the close knit, roller derby community.

Modern roller derby began in 2001 after four teams were formed and founded under the Bad Girls Good Women Productions name. In 2002, the Texas Rollergirls were formed from 65 members of the first BGGW teams after a disagreement over management practices caused a permanent split. BGGW took the remaining 15 skaters and became the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls forming a banked track league. The flat track derby uses a not-for-profit organizational model with skaters running the leagues and using their own money to buy rink time, produce tournaments, print programs and putting any money earned back into the organization.

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Professional

Sports & Leisure

Roller Derby

Women

Smithsonian Institution

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