Rebel Girl

book by Kathleen Hanna

Thoughts and marginalia from engaging with this book over time—moments that landed, stories that stayed, insights worth revisiting.

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Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna

Maybe the struggle for language was the moment we were trapped in. Why were we always supposed to answer ignorant questions with thoughtful, articulate answers? Why were we always explaining ourselves? Maybe that was what third-wave girls were about: speaking back to power with sounds that didn't always make sense.