This list celebrates 5 all-female bands that left a lasting mark on music history. From punk to pop to hard rock, each group brought something unique to the stage and the studio. For decades, the ...

As a leading figure in the punk rock scene, she gained fame in the 1970s as part of the all-female band The Runaways and later with her band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.

The band’s music fused punk with gothic and horror influences, making them pioneers in the deathrock genre. Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA Years Active: 1979–1990, 2005–present ...

The irony of tokenizing female and queer punk rockers is that it undermines the progress made by the riot grrrl movement in the first place. Non-male bands are no longer revolutionary.

You formed an all-female punk band called Helen in your teens. Who were your guitar heroes growing up? “Bands like Juliana Hatfield, Veruca Salt, or even Hole.