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Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist known for her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968, and the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967.
May 31, 2018 · Andy Warhol Was Shot By Valerie Solanas. It Killed Him 19 Years Later. Moments after Valerie Solanas entered Andy Warhol’s sixth-floor office at 33 Union Square West on June 3, 1968,...
- Sarah Pruitt
Jun 26, 2020 · On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas walked into Andy Warhol’s studio, the Factory, with a gun and a plan to enact vengeance. What happened next came to define her life and legacy: She fired at ...
- Bonnie Wertheim
SCUM Manifesto is a radical feminist manifesto by Valerie Solanas, published in 1967. [1] [2] It argues that men have ruined the world, and that it is up to women to fix it. To achieve this goal, it suggests the formation of SCUM, an organization dedicated to overthrowing society and eliminating the male sex.
Jun 4, 2020 · According to Breanne Fahs' Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol), Solanas was a smart, funny child. She learned to play piano at age 7,...
Jun 18, 2020 · The first time Andy Warhol met the woman who shot him, he thought she was a cop. Valerie Solanas and Andy Warhol first crossed paths during the Silver Factory days in 1965.
Jan 29, 2019 · Valerie Solanas was an aspiring playwright who penned a violent manifesto—and tried to kill Warhol. Shockingly, some 1960s radicals applauded her crime.
