Still Rioting, After all These Years

Did you know that New York University has in their library a Riot Grrrl collection? Here’s a blurb from The New York Times Magazine:

Back in the ’90s, when the Riot Grrrl movement started, one of its catalysts was Kathleen Hanna, from the band Bikini Kill. Earlier this spring, Hanna was the subject of a new documentary called “The Punk Singer,” and in June, her writings, lyrics and artwork will be featured in the book “The Riot Grrrl Collection.” Lisa Darms, an archivist at New York University (and a former roommate of Hanna’s), who edited the book, says there is “a hunger out there for access to the movement.” Hanna, meanwhile, speaks of being at a safe remove from her riot grrrl days now that she’s 44. “Guys came to our shows and wanted to beat us up,” she says. “Even women were saying that we were doing it wrong. I didn’t enjoy it much at the time, but I’m really enjoying it now.”

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