Riot Grrrl Movement: Quick Facts

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Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill passionately singing into a microphone on stage, wearing a sleeveless red top, during Rock for Choice 1993 in Hollywood.

Two volunteers stand behind a table with pamphlets and zines in front of a large banner reading Rock for Choice and a wall sign reading Riot grrrl at the Hollywood Palladium.

Sleater-Kinney band members perform on stage under bright lights, with the lead singer playing electric guitar and wearing a striped dress at Primavera Sound 2015 in Barcelona.

Group portrait of Voodoo Queens in London, 1992. Back row, left to right: Stefania Lucchesini, Rajni Bhatia. Front row, left to right: Ella Guru, Anjali Bhatia, Anjula Bhaskar.

Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, wearing a pink balaclava and headphones, sings into a microphone alongside other masked performers at an outdoor event in Berlin.

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