We’re over the moon to finally see the female vert skateboarding legend Cindy Whitehead‘s Ted Talk in Santa Monica on women in skateboarding and encouraging girls to speak up. Check it out and get inspired:
Check out Cindy’s radness. She was a PRO vert skateboarder in the 70’s and quickly became one of the top ranked professional female vert skateboarders in the U.S. for pool riding and half-pipe. She is one of the ladies that paved the way for us all and still inspire us endlessly. Respect.
Runway Skatepark, Carson California, 1980. Photo?
Arizona Pipes, 1978. Photo?
Dog Bowl, Marina Skatepark. Photo?
Skateboard World, 1977. Photo?
Plexiglass Half Pipe, Fountain Valley, California
Marina Skatepark, Upper Kehole, 1980. Photo?
All stars: Jane Rogers, Robin Logan, Rodney Mullen, Laura Thornhill Caswell, Tony Hawk, Cindy Whitehead, Paul Schmitt, Patti McGee, Di Dootson Rose and Mimi Knoop among others at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Ian Logan photo.
Yes, we met. Valeria Kechichian, Cindy Whitehead and Amanda Powell in California last summer. Cindy we love you! Dane Webber photo.
To find out more about Cindy and her work supporting Women in Action Sports click here.