SofiaEstrada

BenjaminCraig
WorkofArt
3/15/16
WinterFinalExcerpt
KathleenHannawasinabandintheearlytomid1900snamedBikiniKill.Atoneofher
specificperformancesatanabortionmarchinWashingtonD.C.shewasquotedsaying,Its
aboutwomennotdyinginbackalleyabortions,butitsalsoaboutwomensaying:Mylifeis
worthittoo.Ideservetohavecontrolovermylifeandhealthcare.
In1991andeventodayestablishmentswhereabortionsareperformedaredeemed
controversial.Openlysupportingsomethinglikethiscouldhaveleadtothreatsfrompeople
opposedtoKathleensopinionsaboutabortionandplannedparenthood.Thisthreatofharm
andoppositioniswhatmakesHannaariotgrrrlintheeyesofthepublic.Franklyshedoesnt
carewhatpeoplethinkofherandthatiswhatmakesheragreatartistinhergenre.
ThreatandviolencearewhatmotivatedHannaandhercareer.Shewasneverspecific
aboutherearlylifebutbecauseofhowshewasbroughtupshewasntafraidtostandagainst
thecurrentandfightforherrightsasawoman.Societymotivatedhertoevenstartherartistic
careerandalteredherpathinlifeentirely.

KathleenHannawasbornNovember12,1968inOregon.Sheisamusician,feminist
activist,andpunkzinewriter.Sheiswellknownforbeinganoutspokenradicalfeministmany
peopleoftencreditedherforhelpinglaunchthirdwavefeminismwhenshehelpedcreatethe
riotgrrrlpunkmovementintheearly1990s.Thiswasthetimewhengrungewasalltherage
buttherewasrarelyaspaceforwomensrightsinthissceneandinsocietyingeneral.

Hannastartedthegirlstothefrontconceptatherconcerts.Shewouldencourageand
enforcethatwomenweretomovetothefrontofthestagetoavoidharassmentfrommale
concertgoers.Thegirlstothefrontconceptwassomewhatsymbolicinhelpingwomenfeel
comfortableatconcertsandmorewelcometoparticipate.Herfeministcontributionsarealso
seeninherlyrics.InaninterviewwithNicoleBradeurfromthe
SeattleTimes
,shesaid,
Hannaslyricswereaboutgirlswhodidandworewhattheywanted,despitesocietal
expectations.IbelieveKathleenHannasworkwasimportantbecauseitgaveavoiceto
womeninamaledominantsocietyandscene.