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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution by Sara Marcus

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Girls To the Front could also be aptly titled Kathleen Hanna Supremacy: Rise and Fall of an Alt Rock Feminist Movement. This is a thoughtful, insightful, and well researched exploration of riot grrrl. This is a very niche nonfiction read. Maybe you’re yearning for a reminder of those hazy pre-internet DIY days filled with mix tapes and xeroxed zines. Perhaps you’re curious about the players and behind the scenes action and what inspired them. GTTF looks at how riot grrl contingents in DC and Olympia, WA took up space and took no shit. As a movement, riot grrl was undoubtedly rooted in white feminism. Reading about the incidents at the ‘93 convention makes it clear that this burgeoning movement wasn’t ready/equipped to look deeply at its racial and class divides. As the history unfolds, it becomes clear that mainstream media depictions of riot grrl (and the accompanying narrative) are what led to the group’s eventual end. This is nonfiction that reads like a novel, and intersperses song lyrics and zine images into the text. Read if you’re interested but don’t bother with the Goodreads reviews, which read like a petty punk rock message board full of infighting. 😬
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