Girls to the Front

by Marcus, Sara

• ISBN13: 9780061806360
• ISBN10: 0061806366
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-28
• Publisher: Perennial

Summary

"Girls to the Front" is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl--the radical feminist uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s and included incendiary punk bands Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy, and Huggy Bear. A dynamic chronicle not just a movement but an era, this is the story of a group of pissed--off girls with no patience for sexism and no intention of keeping quiet.

Author Biography

Sara Marcus is a writer and musician living in Brooklyn, New York. Her prose and poetry have appeared in publications including Slate, Time Out New York, The Advocate, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Heeb, where she was the politics editor for five years. Marcus received an MFA from Columbia University.

Table of Contents

I Was Going to Be One of Them (An Author's Note)	p. 1
Prologue: Mass Movement	p. 13
1989-92
Double Dare Ya: The Birth of Bikini Kill	p. 31
Come Out and Play with Me: Bratmobile Begins	p. 55
Revolution Summer Girl Style Now	p. 75
When She Talks, I Hear the Revolution	p. 104
Girl Gangs Must Rule	p. 124
1992-93
Conventions	p. 139
The Media Is the Barrage	p. 171
"The Press Needs a Mouth for a Movement"	p. 201
"What Is Riot Grrrl, Anyway?"	p. 216
Every Girl Is a Riot Grrrl	p. 234
"This Is Happening Without Your Permission"	p. 253
1993-94
The Soul of Every Girl	p. 275
A Cruel Revolution	p. 296
Epilogue: The Feminist Future	p. 325
Postscript	p. 331
Acknowledgments	p. 337
Bibliography	p. 341
Notes	p. 347
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