A while back, we asked what makes a feminist song. But now everyone from Joan Jett to Jezebel contributor Marisa Meltzer is weighing in on another question: what's "girl power," and which rock acts really promote it?

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's fifth and final feature: the most iconic pop divas.

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's fourth feature: the best dance videos.

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's third feature, the debut videos of favorite teen pop-stars.

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's second feature, favorite concert footage by female artists.

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's first contribution, a gallery of boys who sing girl-songs.

Zeb & Haniya, who hail from "the Taliban-infested North West Frontier Province," are Pakistan's first all-female rock band, and the first lady rockers from Pakistan to visit India in ages. "Music... has no boundaries," says Haniya. [Times of India]

This clip features Emma, an enormously talented 8-year-old, performing "Snow Day," a song she wrote herself at the 2009 Spring Coffee Shop Jam in Seattle. She also sung "Fun," another Emma-original, and played "Notion" by Kings of Leon. [BoingBoing]