DAILY BRUIN | L.A. Derby Dolls: Glam, Pain and Empowerment

From “dolled up” to “sprawled out,” two UCLA alumnae find empowerment and escape in roller derby.

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How to be a Derby Girl - SubCultures BONUS

Erin tries her hand at being a Derby Girl.

7sur7 | Girls Skates, The Aggressiveness And Falls

The following article is translated from French to English for your viewing. If you wish to view the original French article, please click here.

The roller derby girls of Los Angeles does not allow to do when it comes to skate against their rival San Diego. The match, which took place the last weekend in HQ girls City of Angels has shown that roller derby is not just a parade of girls in hotpants on wheels.

This sport, which begins to make a place among us (there are leagues in Charleroi, Antwerp or Liège) is a veritable institution in the United States. Roller derby matches attract many people, and the excitement is justified. 

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Derby Girls! - SubCultures

Step inside the aggressive, yet supportive world of Derby Girls. A community of roller derby skaters in Los Angeles

campus circle | Dolls of Steel: The L.A. Derby Dolls

By Nicki Spencer

There is a large building on Temple Street known as the Doll Factory. You might think that this factory manufactures porcelain dolls, but this factory creates dolls of a different kind, and they certainly are not made of porcelain. 

The Doll Factory is the home of the L.A. Derby Dolls, SoCal’s all-female banked track roller derby league. 

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