What is Kathleen Hanna?
[[File:Kathleen Hanna.jpg|thumb|Kathleen Hanna in 1996]] '''Kathleen Hanna''' (born November 12, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] [[musician]] and [[feminism|feminist]] activist. Her music is mostly [[punk rock]] and [[indie rock]]. She was the singer of [[Bikini Kill]] from 1990-1997. In 1998 she released a solo album called ''Julie Ruin''. In the same year she formed [[Le Tigre]] with her friend Johanna Fateman. In 2010 she formed a band called The Julie Ruin. They released their first album ''Run Fast'' in September 2013. The band went on tour after the release to support the album. Hanna had [[Lyme disease]] for several years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kathleen Hanna|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/03/12/sxsw-bikini-kill-kathleen-hanna-reveals-illness-in-new-doc-punk-singer/|accessdate=30 October 2013|archive-date=11 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111052324/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/03/12/sxsw-bikini-kill-kathleen-hanna-reveals-illness-in-new-doc-punk-singer/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is married to [[Adam Horovitz]], musician in the [[Beastie Boys]]. Some people, including Hanna herself, refer to her as [[Radical feminism|radical feminist]], she is an icon for women all across the globe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonic Youth Interview|publisher=Elle|url=http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/kim-gordon-sonic-youth-profile | accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref> Hanna was born in [[Portland, Oregon]], and later raised in [[Maryland]]. She lives in [[New York (state)|New York]]. ==References== <references/> {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanna, Kathleen}} [[Category:American feminists]] [[Category:Musicians from Oregon]] [[Category:Musicians from Maryland]] [[Category:Punk musicians]] [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]]