Exene Cervenka, Poly Styrene, Siouxsie Sioux, Kathleen Hanna, and the exceptional women of L7 immediately come to mind for a topic like this. But there are those who still go relatively unnoticed in mainstream circles. Here are just a few amazing women who have turned the punk world on its head through their attitudes, abilities, and influence.

Beki Bondage

Beki Bondage was a founding member of English punk band Vice Squad in 1979, and while she left the band in 1983 (later to reform in 1998 with a new lineup), she remains a pivotal figure at the height of the punk scene. According to Vice Squad’s archived website, when the reformed group went on the Social Chaos Tour in 1999, Beki Bondage was the only woman out of 15 punk bands.

Marissa Paternoster

Marissa Paternoster made a name for

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