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Growing up, Joan Marie Larkin had big dreams. She considered becoming an archaeologist or an astronaut, and she wasn’t going to let society tell her what a girl could or couldn’t do. She eventually turned to music and went on to be one of the most celebrated women in rock: Joan Jett. Bad Reputation, a new documentary out now, traces her hard-fought rise to rock and roll fame.

‘We Had To Do It Ourselves’: Joan Jett Looks Back On Being A Conduit For Women In Rock

Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

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