Bratmobile

There were two bands that were seen as the leading roles of the movement one being Bikini Kill, and the other Bratmobile. Kathleen Hanna, lead vocalist of Bikini Kill is seen as the icon for the original Riot Grrrl movement. Songs often addressed critical issues that were not getting the justice they deserved such as, rape, sexism, racism, domestic abuse, and female empowerment. The overriding principle was that these women were not going to sit back and take the “compliments” thrown at them on the street, the roles others imposed on them, or fit any stereotype out there. Accordingly chapters popped up in towns loosely spread out around the country. Riot Grrrl became a subculture focused on uniting women, and destroying the common ideas of what women should be. Riot Grrrl ideas could be heard through their music, art, political activism, and fanzines…

ushered in the third-wave (McBride). Thus, succeeding the Feminist Sex Wars third-wave feminism emerged. It was constituted by a group of unsure feminists and feminists born into a world where feminism has always existed. The origin of third-wave feminism is closely tied to the punk rock industry in the early 1990s. Third-wave feminists carved out Riot Grrrl, an underground feminist movement (Caruso). Riot grrrl culture provided a platform for female punk rock artists to use their music to…

social issues, and supporting individuality. This movement helped to give women of the younger generation independence. The music during this time was for women made by women, culminating a historic list of girl bands. These women were unapologetic feminist, who were making angry yet brave records (Meltzer ix). In 1991, Riot grrrl was formed in Olympia, Washington on the west coast and Washington D.C. on the east coast as a part of the feminist movement where women could network. This…