Kathleen Hanna

This week in class we watched  documentary on Kathleen Hanna. Hanna was an American singer and a feminist activist. In the documentary she undergoes great tragedy in both her childhood and her adult life. She had to stop singing and didn’t tell people the actual reason why she stopped. She had Lyme disease. She had it for five years and doctors kept saying nothing was wrong or that she was just having panic attacks. She had recalled being bitten by a tic but she took antibiotics for three weeks right after so she didn’t think she still had it. The doctor in the documentary said that since she had it for so long it wasn't going to be as easy as taking antibiotics and it will go away. She had a tough journey to beat Lyme disease. She finally beat it and had a new band called Julie Ruin and she performed for the first time in years and she felt great because she could go back to doing what she loved to do. I personally admire how strong she is and although she didn’t ask for any help during her journey to defeat Lyme disease that further shows her true strength. At the end of the documentary Kathleen implied how its fine for people to have different views then her and not agree with what she says but they better stay out of her way. This is perfect for how she wants to show people that she is passionate for what she believes in and no one can tell her otherwise.