“Although I never considered myself a regular member of Castration Squad, I ended up doing quite a few shows with them. It was an interesting collaboration, to say the least. I would say it was a bit ahead of its time in espousing militant feminism and I use the term feminism loosely because Shannon considered herself to be post-feminist. She believed that gender stereotypes were damaging to both male and female, so Castration Squad was really not about castrating men but about castrating the system that perpetuated debilitating stereotypes.” - Alice Bag, 2011 interview with Jenny Woolworth.

Castration Squad lineup, 1980. Photographer unknown.

L-R: Tracy Lea, Alice Bag, Tiffany Kennedy, Dinah Cancer, Shannon Wilhelm, Elissa Bello.

Alice Bag and Dinah Cancer.

More Tumblr fan service: Shannon Wilhelm and Mary Bat Thing (aka Dinah Cancer), Castration Squad circa 1981. Photo from the archives of Alice Bag.

Dinah Cancer aka Mary Bat Thing at a backyard party circa 1990. Mary and I were in C-Squad together before she formed 45 Grave.

A scan of a 30 year old photocopy of a Polaroid, but one of the only photos we’ve seen of the Castration Squad lineup with Phranc. Circa 1981.

L-R: Phranc, Alice, Shannon, Tiffany, Mary.

Castration Squad on New Wave Theatre, 1980/81. L-R: Tiffany Kennedy, Elissa Bello, Shannon Wilhelm, Mary Bat Thing (aka Dinah Cancer) Tracy Lea, Alice Bag.