Jenny Woolworth’s Women in Punk Blog

Ladyfest Ten, the DIY, feminist, female-led, volunteer-run, labour of love, punk rooted, multi-facted festival is set to hit London in a few scant days.
The full programme of activities, running from 12 - 14 November 2010, includes a world of music, stand-up comedy, sit-down literature, take part workshops and so much more. In honour of this [...]

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Concluding the three part series on my experience with riot grrrl, I talk with Sara Marcus, author of the recently released book Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution.
This book is necessary in so many ways. It’s necessary to me so that I could get a full picture of a [...]

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Between 1992 -1996, during my late teens, I published a series of personal ‘zines. The first three editions I called Busy Bea’s Bush, as a play on Beatrice, my middle name. But I then got a bit shy about the title and decided to change to the more aggressive, less personal Beri-Beri (after the song [...]

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(photo courtesy larrybob)

In a three part series over the next few weeks I’ll explore my personal experience with riot grrrl, the mid 90’s American punk feminist movement. Here’s what you have to look forward to…
In two weeks I’ll publish an interview with Sara Marcus about her recent book Girls to the Front: The True [...]

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clockwise, from top left - Les Reines Prochaines, Gaggle, Disband, Pulsallama

Today I’m highlighting women’s collectives, specifically the whimsical, cunning sounds of arty female musical troops featuring the likes of Ann Magnuson, Barbara Ess, Dianne Torr, Barbara Krueger, Pipilotti Rist and Valie Export.
In New York City, between 1979 - 1982, artists such as Ilona Granet, Donna [...]

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I’m thrilled about Mother Festival - three days of wowmen’s music in London on the 20.21 and 22 May 2010. Following up on my blog post a few weeks ago I’ve now made a mixtape of some of the sounds of some of the bands (and some bands related to the bands) that will be [...]

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