Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
April 2020
Abstract
The “riot grrrl” movement was an underground subculture of music that began in Washington State (Particularly in Olympia) in the early 1990s. It consisted of all female bands that combined feminist values and politics in the form of punk music. It spread quickly across the nation, and the US, where it went on to influence the globe, and their society and politics, becoming a much more international movement. Here, we will be covering the foundations of the “riot grrrl” movement, list a few bands and their impacts on the nation, and the significance of the movement on aspects of society, as well as its relevance to today.
Recommended Citation
Rivera, Soleil; Martin, Hailey; and Wall, Quentin, "190— Punk Prayer: The History of The Riot Grrrl Movement" (2020). GREAT Day Posters. 93.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2020/posters-2020/93
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190— Punk Prayer: The History of The Riot Grrrl Movement
The “riot grrrl” movement was an underground subculture of music that began in Washington State (Particularly in Olympia) in the early 1990s. It consisted of all female bands that combined feminist values and politics in the form of punk music. It spread quickly across the nation, and the US, where it went on to influence the globe, and their society and politics, becoming a much more international movement. Here, we will be covering the foundations of the “riot grrrl” movement, list a few bands and their impacts on the nation, and the significance of the movement on aspects of society, as well as its relevance to today.
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