Name/TitleT-shirt: Atlanta Rollergirls
About this objectBlack cotton t-shirt, size L, featuring the red, white and black motif of a running woman with her hair in a ponytail and a heart tattooed on her arm, and the name 'ATLANTA ROLLERGIRLS' above and below. The league formed in 2004 and rebranded as Atlanta Roller Derby in January 2019.
MakerAtlanta Roller Derby
Date Made2004-18
Period2000s-2010s
Place MadeUSA, Atlanta GA
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cotton
MeasurementsL: 720 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://atlantarollerderby.com/about-ard:
Atlanta Roller Derby (ARD), a founding member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), took shape in November 2004, when Angela Ward, a.k.a. Tanya Hyde, put a call out to strong, athletic women to join her in bringing Roller Derby to the Dirty South. The sport, once on par with the theatrics of professional wrestling, evolved to become a full-contact sport for women and gender-expansive people that’s writing a new chapter in athletic history.
The league features four home teams, the Apocalypstix, Black Water Reapers, Glamma Rays, and Toxic Shocks, that compete each season for the championship trophy. The home teams battle it out during their March-to-September season in the Woodruff Athletic Complex at Agnes Scott College, 225 E Dougherty St, Decatur, GA. In addition, the league sponsors three travel teams that defend your city’s honor across Georgia, the South, and the whole wide world. Internationally recognized Dirty South Derby (DSD) are your WFTDA-chartered All-stars, who compete at the highest level. The Rumble Bs, Atlanta’s regionally competitive team, represent the league in interleague play against smaller leagues, WFTDA-apprentice leagues, and other WTFDA leagues’ B-teams. They are your rising stars. And last but not least, there is our locally-competitive team, Rolling Ruckus.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeT-shirt
Object numberGWL-2025-118-6
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved