Social Developments: The Riot Grrrl Movement

Question 1

What was the name of the underground feminist music movement?

Answer 1

Riot Grrrl

Question 2

Was there a specific band called Riot Grrrl?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What wave of feminism was Riot Grrrl under?

Answer 3

Third-wave feminism

Question 4

What music genre did Riot Grrrl fall under?

Answer 4

Punk

Question 5

What was the general view of women in the punk scene?

Answer 5

They were opposed in the Punk scene

Question 6

What form of media did Riot Grrrl create to spread their message?

Answer 6

Zines

Question 7

Name the first female punk artist to create Zines

Answer 7

Tobi Vail

Question 8

Which Zine did Allison Wolfe write?

Answer 8

Girl Germs

Question 9

What was the aim of the Riot Grrrl Zines?

Answer 9

To give women a larger presence in Punk

Question 10

When was the band Bratmobile created?

Answer 10

1991

Question 11

What was a core element of Riot Grrrl in terms of going against capitalism?

Answer 11

Reviving the creative culture of Punk

Question 12

How can it be seen that the Riot Grrrl movement was on a large scale?

Answer 12

The band Sleater Kinney became popular in America

Question 13

What does it mean if the Riot Grrrl movement was underground in terms of their aims for feminism?

Answer 13

They would not fully get to mainstream society

Question 14

What was a popular girl group in the mid-1990s?

Answer 14

Spice Girls

Question 15

What was the main message of the Spice Girls?

Answer 15

“Girl Power”