By Sara Marcus
Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper Perennial, 2010
Genres: Non-fiction, social sciences, feminism, women’s studies, popular culture
ISBN: 9780061806360
Intended audience: Adults
Number of pages: 367
Setting: Mainly set in Olympia, WA & Washington DC (but also includes other locations in the US and Europe)
Time period: 1989-1994
Description: Punk rock + young woman + DIY + feminism = riot grrrl. “In the beginning, someone told a girl to start a band” (p. 31). The book describes how the bands Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to Betsy came into existence and how these bands and associated zines sparked a riot grrrl movement across the county and world with girls creating bands and publishing their own zines. The movement started in Olympia, WA but soon spread to Washington, DC and other areas around the US. Once mainstream media became aware of riot grrrls, however, everything changed. The book includes an extensive bibliography, notes, and index. Continue reading
