Poetess Diana Ozon with Peter van Abbe on guitar, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 12 December 2021
Poetess Diana Ozon with Peter van Abbe on guitar, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 12 December 2021. Photo: Gerie Hermans

Besides many women being active in bands in punk in the Netherlands in 1976-1982, many women were then also active in non-musician roles.

This list is a work in progress, far from complete yet.

Annelies was the band photographer of Cheap ‘n’ Nasty.

Annemarie Hoorn was driver of Leiden band Cheap ‘n’ Nasty.

Arie, besides being Wanda’s drummer, was editor of Blad zine and participated in running the Alkmaar Parkhof squat venue.

Emilie Blom, besides being Scabs and White Lines bass player, was editor of Kots & Braak and 422 fanzines.

Charlotte, besides being A4 bass player, was editor of the Nieuwe Koekrand fanzine.

Ronnie Kroes was an editor of Leiden zine Pin. Later, a concert organiser in Amsterdam.

Bauke van der Lee was roadie of Leiden band Cheap ‘n’ Nasty.

Brigitte Lensen, besides being World War Rockers guitarist, was editor of Haarlem punkzines and of Leiden zine Pin.

Dorith Ligtvoet was roadie of Leiden band Cheap ‘n’ Nasty, and also made photographs for the band.

Marijn was manager of Amsterdam bands Bugs and Infexion.

Marleen, besides being Wanda’s guitarist, was editor of Blad zine and participated in running the Parkhof squat venue.

Babeth Mindini-VanLoo. Filmmaker, director of ao: ‘Sex Pistols & Berlin Wall’ – ‘Crime at San Quentin ‘. ‘Amsterdam Punk Resurrection; had a preview screening at Paradiso on Dec 12 2021. She also made several films with Lydia Lunch ao: ‘Daughter of Darkness’ and she directed ‘Kiss Napoleon Goodbye’ a fiction film that starred Lydia and Henry Rollins as main actors. Her film War Against War from 1980 included Linton Kwesi Johnson, William Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Tuxedo Moon, Diana Ozon and John Cooper Clarke. In the late 70’s she was a contributing editor to SEARCH & DESTROY magazine while living in San Francisco. Plus in Holland, she contributed to a lot of punk and new wave music recordings for NEON on VPRO television.

Diana Ozon, besides singing in punk bands, was then already a poetess, and editor of Koekrand fanzine since 1977.

Sandra, besides playing in Asbest, was editor of Pregnant zine.

Tassy Schmid was programmer in O’16 venue in Voorburg.

Jeanet van Sijll, besides being vocals/keyboards in the Miami Beach Girls, was a photographer for Pin and So What zines.

Terry, besides being bass/vocals in three punk bands, was a photographer and author for Pin and So What zines.

Marloes Vermeulen, besides playing guitar and drums in bands, was editor of Cliché fanzine.

Saskia de Vries, besides playing drums in Rode Wig, was sound mixer for the Rondos.