ROLLER BABES: 1950s Women of Roller Derby - Tapa blanda

Roller Babes honors the women of 1950s professional roller derby: indomitable athletes who inspired millions to find independence and freedom in the world of sports. Their soaring aspirations, hard-won accomplishments, and turbulent melees have all been documented in the annals of history. Come into the secret world of these early skaters. These legendary women were set apart by exceptional grit, and remembered by thousands of fans around the globe.

Tim Patten is a former professional roller derby skater and principle in Jam the documentary about the ARDL, a coed league. Tim skated banked track derby for twelve years from 1979 to 1992. Today he lives in San Francisco.