“We really wanted to be part of the solution rather than the problem”Meet Vivien Jones, founder of Kookie, a new print magazine for tweenage girls The tweenager is regarded as a comparatively recent phenomenon, though the Oxford English Dictionary can trace the first use of the word ‘tween’ back to 1941. It refers to… Jan 21 18January 21, 2018Article at The F-Word
Grrrl, InterruptedCazz Blase speaks to DIY icon Karren Ablaze! about her illustrious career as riot grrrl extraordinaire and fanzine pioneer Woman of action, fanzine writer, grrrl about Leeds, musician and singer: Karren Ablaze! has worn a number of creative hats over… Jan 23 16January 23, 2016Article at The F-Word
A shocking shade of pinkShocking Pink was a magazine for and by young women, that rejected the adult-oriented feminism of the periodicals of women’s liberation in favour of a youth-led agenda that prefigured riot grrrl. Cazz Blase talks to the women who made it… Aug 13 11August 13, 2011Article at The F-Word
