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What I've heard from younger women and women my age is that the albums changed their lives or it was the first time they had heard feminism that they could relate to. So that's great.

Kathleen Hanna

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Kathleen Hanna
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 12
Film Actor
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Portland
Oregon
Julie Ruin
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Albums
Great
Relate
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Age
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Women
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I think that the Internet is really cool because a lot of young feminists don't feel like they have to reinvent the wheel.
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