Thirty years ago, a movement was born in the Pacific Northwest that combined feminism, punk music, and politics. It came to be called riot grrrl – it’s meant to be pronounced with a growl.

Bikini Kill was a punk rock band of the riot grrrl movement, formed in Olympia ... The band was formed at The Evergreen State College by Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Tobi Vail. They began working ...