Rebel Grrrls

by Molly Tie

ISBN: 9781913172985

Published: 2025-06-17

The story of women and punk told through the narratives of ordinary women from the streets of London in the 1970s to the beaches of California in the 2000s, providing details and anecdotes to bring to life the socio-political backdrop. With chapters covering all major punk movements, including the 1970s British punk explosion, 1980s American Hardcore, 1990s global pop punk, right up until the modern-day resurgence of musical activism around a variety of societal issues. The story told by the women themselves, using first-hand interviews with the ordinary women and girls who compromise the millions of punk fans from the 1970s to the present day. "How punk engaged with the fight for women's rights and how it can achieve liberation for women. Punk was different and new from anything else. In a lot of ways, I was drawn to the scene because of the politics - feminism, working class solidarity, questioning everything, challenging authority. All these issues were important." - Camilla For...