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A zine is a noncommercial, often self-published publication that usually tells a story about unconventional subject matter. Zines have historically been created and distributed by girls, people of color, and other marginalized groups to create their own information channels.

Zines gained in popularity during the late 1980s and 1990s and were often linked to the punk movement. Diverse teens, and especially girls, used zines to create content that spoke truth to power, voiced discontent, and created community especially for young people who felt they lived outside societal norms.

Learn more! Check out the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood.

Artwork by Krystal Quiles.

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