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Overthrow Cockrock and Idolize Your Girlfriend,

Unknown artist, 1990s

With sheets of A4 paper, typewriters, photocopiers, Sharpies, Letraset, scissors, and stacks of old magazines as their weapon, the Riot Grrrls addressed sexism, hypocrisy and the marginalization of women in the predominately male punk scene. Like the Guerrilla Girls 10 years before them, straightforward type — devoid of associative gender stereotypes — was used to make a straightforward demand.

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