riot grrrl

…by the emergence of the riot grrrl movement, a feminist punk movement that originated in the Pacific Northwest and was characterized by a lean and aggressive sound with passionate socially conscious lyrics. Bands such as Bikini Kill, L7, and Babes in Toyland recognized Jett as a pioneer for female rock…

…rock movement known as “riot grrrl” and was acclaimed for recordings that combined a lean and aggressive sound with passionate socially conscious lyrics. Sleater-Kinney originated in Olympia, Washington, as a collaboration between friends Corin Tucker (b. November 9, 1972, State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.) and Carrie Brownstein (b. September 27,…

…righteous anger of punk rock’s riot grrrls movement; and the playfulness, seriousness, and subversion of the Guerrilla Girls, a group of women artists who donned gorilla masks in an effort to expose female stereotypes and fight discrimination against female artists.

…righteous anger of punk rock’s riot grrrl movement, which gave rise to bands and artists such as Sleater-Kinney and Bikini Kill, and in the playfulness, seriousness, and subversion of the Guerrilla Girls, a group of women artists who donned gorilla masks in an effort to expose female stereotypes and fight…