Introduction: Women Didn’t Join Punk — They Built It
From day one, women were central to punk.
Not “supporting acts.”
Not “exceptions.”
Founders.
Let’s put that truth back where it belongs.
The Forgotten Founders
Poly Styrene.
Ari Up.
Exene Cervenka.
Alice Bag.
Patti Smith.
They weren’t side characters — they were leaders.
Riot Grrrl Was a Spark — Not a Beginning
Riot Grrrl shook the world, but it didn’t invent women in punk.
It amplified a lineage.
The Modern Wave Is Diverse, Global, and Glorious
Nova Twins.
Otoboke Beaver.
The Linda Lindas.
Big Joanie.
Dream Nails.
Feminist punk is global, loud, and culturally rich in 2025.
Conclusion: Punk Needs Women Because Punk Needs Truth
Women have always delivered the real stories, the raw emotion, the depth punk thrives on.
It’s time the world remembered.
