num_pages: 360
description: For the past two decades young women (and men) have found their way to feminism through Riot Grrrl. Against the backdrop of the culture wars and before the rise of the Internet or desktop publishing the zine and music culture of the Riot Grrrl movement empowered young women across the country to speak out against sexism and oppression creating a powerful new force of liberation and unity within and outside of the women's movement. While feminist bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile fought for their place in a male-dominated punk scene their members and fans developed an extensive DIY network of activism and support.The Riot Grrrl Collection reproduces a sampling of the original zines posters and printed matter for the first time since their initial distribution in the 1980s and '90s and includes an original essay by Johanna Fateman and an introduction by Lisa Darms.Lisa Darms is senior archivist at the Fales Library &amp; Special Collections at New York University where she has created the Fales Riot Grrrl Collection.Johanna Fateman is a writer musician record producer and member of the post-punk band Le Tigre. She along with Kathleen Hanna and several other key Riot Grrrls recently donated her zines and early writings to the Fales.
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title: The Riot Grrrl Collection
publisher: Feminist Press