"Atypical girls": representatives of the punk movement from the 70s to the 90s

These rare photos, published recently in Sam Nee's book "Atypical Girls: Styles and Sounds of the Transatlantic Indie Revolution" ("Untypical Girls: Styles and Sounds of the Transatlantic Indie Revolution"), show women from the world of alternative music. And all this against the background of the evolution of musical styles-from the appearance of punk in the UK in the late 70s to the American grunge of the 80s and even a little further.

Punk girls. In the center is Belinda Carlisle from the punk band Go-Go's. Los Angeles, 1978. Photo by Mike Murphy

Kim Gordon, alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Somewhere in Connecticut, 1987. Photo by Scott Munro

Paulie Styrin, the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. London, 1977. Photo by Jeremy Gibbs

Two protesting girls at a march for women's rights. Washington, DC, 1992. Photo by Pat Graham

Gee Vosher from the band CRASS. Liverpool, England, 1979. Photo by Mark Nick Jordan

A fan of the rock band Hüsker Dü. Somewhere in New Jersey, 1984. Photo by David Mackenzie

Punk rock band Slant 6. Washington, DC, 1992. Photo by Pat Graham

Pop-punk band Dolly Mixture. Doncaster, England, 1981. Photo by Rich Gunter

Protesters at the March for Women's Rights. Washington, DC, 1992. Photo by Pat Graham

Stef Petticoat from the post-punk band Petticoats. London, 1980. Photo by Stephanie Heinrich

Two post-punk fans. Wimbledon, London, 1980. Photo by Anita Corbin

Claire Kearney and Liz Gutekunst from Cancer Girls. Washington, DC, 1979. Photo by Peter Muiz

Rehearsal in the genre of Riot Grrrl

Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth. Hoboken, New Jersey, 1984. Photo by Dave Rick

Dancing to the music of the Big Boys. Houston, 1980. Photo by Ben Tecumseh DeSoto

Ari Ap from the band Slits, 1979. Photo by Graham McIndoe

The band Bikini Kill, 1993. Photo by Pat Graham

Bodysnatchers, 1980. Photo by Neil Anderson

Skinned Teen, 1983. Photo by Greg Nate

Strawberry Switchblade, 1982. Photo by Peter MacArthur

Lunachicks, 1989. Photo by Joe Dilworth

Modettes, 1980. Courtesy of Neil Anderson

Altered Images, 1981. Courtesy of Neil Anderson

Jane Fox from the punk band Marine Girls, 1981. Photo by Mark Flander

The Twinsets, 1981. Photo by Simon C

GUN CLUB, 1981. Photo by Mick Mercer

Bilinda Butcher, My Bloody Valentine band, 1988. Courtesy of Joe Dilworth

Julia Kafritz with Pussy Galore, 1988. Photo by G. G. Gonson

Sonic Youth, 1987. Photo by Scott Munro

Courtney Love, 1991. Photo by Brad Segal