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Riot grrrl

Riot grrrl is an underground feminist punk movement that began during the early 1990s within the United States in Olympia, Washington, and the greater Pacific Northwest, and has expanded to at least 26 other countries. A subcultural movement that combines feminism, punk music, and politics, it is often associated with third-wave feminism, which is…

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Cultural origins
Early 1990s, Pacific Northwest (primarily Olympia, Washington)
Stylistic origins
Hardcore punk · punk rock · alternative rock · indie rock · Third-wave feminism
Typical instruments
Electric guitar · vocals · bass · drums · keyboards

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Feminism and riot grrrl culture

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Riot grrrl

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Riot grrrl

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related to Further reading · 60
Riot grrrl → Andrew Ross, Blackwell, Brought, Cambridge, Caroline, Don't Need You, Economy, Ed, Eds, Feminism, Gayle Wald, Gender, Girl Power, Girls Make Media, Gottlieb, Groove, Grrrl Perspective, Grrrl Power, Identity, IJSSP-06-2016-0067
related to Pacific Northwest and Washington, D.C. · 45
Riot grrrl → An Open Letter, Authored, Beat Happening, Bikini Kill, Billy, Boredom, Candice Pedersen, Dana Squires, Donna Dresch, Frumpies, Girl City, Go Team, Heather Lewis, In, Julie Fay, KAOS, Karren, Katherine Spielmann, Lois Maffeo, Maffeo
related to Media misconceptions · 37
Riot grrrl → As, At, Babes, Breeders, Courtney Love, Criticism, DIY, Fallout, Frightwig, From, Gits, Hole, Hopper, It, Italy, Jessica Hopper, Kathleen Hanna, L7, L7's Donita Sparks, Living Female Rock Critic
related to England · 32
Riot grrrl → As Bikini Kill's, Atlantic, Bikini Kill, Bikini Kill's Kathy Wilcox, Brighton, Catcall, Catcall Records, City Fun, England, EP, Europe, Her Jazz, Huggy Bear, Jigsaw, Kill Rock Stars, Liz Naylor, London, Manchester, Naylor, Olympia
related to Bratmobile · 27
Riot grrrl → Allison Wolfe, Autoclave, Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Calvin Johnson, Christina Billotte, December, During, Erin, Erin Smith, Eugene, Girl Germs, Girl Riot, Hailing, In, Jen Smith, Molly Neuman, Nation, Neuman, Oregon
related to Decline and later developments · 22
Riot grrrl → Betsy, Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, By, Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Emily's Sassy Lime, Excuse, Gossip, Heavens, However, Huggy Bear, Lilith Fair, Many, Of, Olympia, Perhaps, Sleater-Kinney, Southern California, Spice Girls
related to Global proliferation · 22
Riot grrrl → All, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Europe, In, Israel, Its, LGBT, Malaysia, Moscow's, One, Paraguay, Punk Prayer, Pussy Riot, Putin, Russian, Since, South America, The
related to Origins · 22
Riot grrrl → Allison Wolfe, At, Both, DIY, English, Huggy Bear, Jen Smith, July, Kathleen Hanna, Liz Naylor, Many, Molly Neuman, Olympia, Pacific Northwest, Riot, The, The Seattle, To, United States, Washington
related to Criticism · 21
Riot grrrl → Afro-punk, Black, Chicago Reader, Emily White, Feeling, Gunk, Honeychild Coleman, In, Maya Sokora, One, Ramdasha Bikceem, Riot, Riot Girls, Simi Stone, Sista Grrrl Riots, Sista Grrrls, Tamar-kali, Tamar-kali Brown, The, The Sista Grrrl
related to Zines and publications · 14
Riot grrrl → Catcall, Chainsaw Records, Even, Grrrl, Kill Rock Stars, Most, Piao, Records, Riot, Seattle-area, Simple Machines, Slampt, WIIIJA, Zines

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riot grrrl punk women movement bikini kill bands band music hanna feminist girls rock first zines zine also girl bratmobile

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Riot grrrlCultural originsEarly 1990s, Pacific Northwest (primarily Olympia, Washington)1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originsHardcore punk1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originspunk rock1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originsalternative rock1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originsindie rock1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originsThird-wave feminism1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originsfourth-wave feminism1.00infobox
Riot grrrlStylistic originspunk1.00infobox
Riot grrrlTypical instrumentsElectric guitar1.00infobox
Riot grrrlTypical instrumentsvocals1.00infobox
Riot grrrlTypical instrumentsbass1.00infobox
Riot grrrlTypical instrumentsdrums1.00infobox
Riot grrrlTypical instrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Riot grrrlis aunderground feminist punk movement that began during the early 1990s within the United States in Olympia0.90text

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