Kathleen Hanna
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About
Former lead singer and songwriter for the riot girl band Bikini Kill, the band known for such songs as "Rebel Girl." The popular song has accumulated over 35 million streams on Spotify. In 1996, the band released their popular album, Reject All American.
Before Fame
She attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington to study photography and worked as a stripper to support herself.
Trivia
She has referred to herself as a feminist, inspired to pursue activism after seeing Gloria Steinem speak in Washington D.C.
Family Life
She married musician Adam Horovitz in 2006.
Associated With
She and Kurt Cobain were close friends; Hanna even inspired the title of the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit."