Wow wow wow. I've learned quite a bit about Kathleen Hanna's life and work from the documentary The Punk Singer and the historical journalism in the book Girls to the Front. But hearing from Hanna through her own voice and memories made such a different impact. If Britney Spears's memoir exposes the institutional forces (including her family) that abused a star musician, then Kathleen Hanna's exposes the interpersonal violence that a star musician in the underground scene can face. It is honestly amazing that Hanna is still with us, still performing, still learning, after all the truly brutal abuse she faced at the hands of men through nearly her entire life. The book also digs deep into her role as a de facto leader of a movement that was supposed to be radically egalitarian. She owns up to a lot of her mistakes in a matter-of-fact way that I think all white feminists can look to as an example. Her humor, passion, and raw honesty practically spill out of the pages. I wish more people would learn about her and the amazing, flawed world that was Riot Grrrl.