Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983

"Every artistic movement has its legends, but in punk many of the best were unknown, underground and, most of all, local. And the most overlooked involve women. This book, designed to be as vivid and personal-feeling as a classic photopied punk zine, is both a travelogue and a compendium of the women-led bands that burned up the clubs in punk’s forming days, not only in New York and Los Angeles, but in vibrant scenes from South Palm Beach to Milwaukee to San Francisco. Mixing mini-bios with interviews, essays and raggedly cool visutals, Hit Girls shows how unhinged female energy gave punk life."