- Girl Germs
"Girl Germs" was a
zine created byUniversity of Oregon studentsAllison Wolfe andMolly Neuman , both members of the bandBratmobile .Feminism was influential in thePacific Northwest in the early nineties: "Girl Germs" heralded an explosion of zines that accompanied the rebirth of feminism. These zines included "Ms America","Satan Wears A Bra", "Fantastic Fanzine", "I (heart) Amy Carter" and others.Contributors to "Girl Germs" included Kathleen Hanna;
Jean Smith ofMecca Normal ;Sue P. Fox ;Kaia Wilson ; the editors of "Double Bill",G.B. Jones ,Jena von Brücker ,Caroline Azar , Johnny Noxzema and Rex;Jen Smith ; andErin Smith ofBratmobile . Groups interviewed by "Girl Germs" editors include Calamity Jane,Unrest ,7 Year Bitch ,Jawbox andFastbacks ."Girl Germs" also documents the coming together of Bratmobile, during this time. Allison would go on to play with
Cold Cold Hearts ,Partyline , andHawnay Troof and Molly played withThe Frumpies andThe PeeChees .Archives that have copies of "Girl Germs" include the GLBT Historical Society in
San Francisco, California [http://www.glbthistory.org/] , the Independent Publishing Resource Center inPortland, Oregon [http://www.iprc.org] , andDuke University inDurham, North Carolina [http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/bingham/zines/item/bwzzn01001/] ,Quotes
*"The first two issues were pretty funny. The next three got more serious. It's kinda hard for me to look at those zines now, I get so embarrassed! I never was a very focused writer." -Allison Wolfe, on the zine
*"We're helping open male audience members minds. Like, 'Oh wow, you're women and you can play!' But it's like, No shit!" - Selene, of band
Seven Year Bitch , onsexism in music (issue 18)References
* [http://usonia.unco.edu/music/musichist/mus308/riotgrrrlsarticle.html Article on riot grrrl]
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