Tie, Molly - Rebel Grrrls: The Real Story Of Women And Punk From The 1970S To Today

From Patti Smith to Poly Styrene… How punk engaged with the fight for women’s rights and how it helped achieve liberation for women. Stories of emancipation from traditional family expectations, from small town limitations, these are inspiring stories of the power of a community, told through the voices of women who experienced it. 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 Estelle, one of Rebel Grrrl’s contributors, sums up the experience of many women: Back then [1970s], things were shit for women. I grew up in a middle-class environment in Wiltshire and women just did not have a voice. Women were certainly not allowed to be passionate and exceptions to this were unusual. Women were wives, mothers and daughters. Punk said - fuck that!