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I felt it was really, really important, not just in the vein of feminist erasure or whatever but also just as an artist that I honored my work.
Kathleen Hanna
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Kathleen Hanna
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 12
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Portland
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Julie Ruin
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