Roller girls by Jacob Silberberg (40 images)

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Harlot Fevah, Kitty Twister, Pussy Venom, Malicen Thunderland, Anna WrecksYa, General Lee Feisty, Triple Deck-Her. These are the pseudonyms adopted by some of the girls from the Boston Derby Dames, a team who compete in an all-female roller derby league in Massachusets.

The sport's origins can be traced as far back as the 1880s when roller skaters competed on oval tracks in marathon-like endurance races. Roller derby evolved through the 1930s into a full contact sport. By the...
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