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Alice Bag: The Chicana Punk Who Rioted Before Riot Grrrl

Published March 25, 2016 at 2:39 PM EDT

Before Kathleen Hanna, there was riot grrrl Alice Bag, lead screamer for the early LA punk band The Bags. Growing up a misfit led Alice to find her own place in the punk scene.

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