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Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist known for the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967, and for her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968.
May 31, 2018 · Valerie Solanas, a radical feminist writer and activist, shot Andy Warhol in 1968 over a dispute about her play and manifesto. Warhol survived but was scarred for life, while Solanas was diagnosed with schizophrenia and died alone in 1988.
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Jun 4, 2020 · Learn about the life and works of Valerie Solanas, a radical feminist writer and activist who attempted to assassinate pop artist Andy Warhol in 1968. Explore her troubled childhood, her controversial manifesto, her legal battles and her mysterious death.
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 ...
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Sep 2, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Valerie Solanas, a controversial feminist activist who wrote the SCUM Manifesto and attempted to kill Andy Warhol in 1968. Explore her early struggles, her paranoid delusions, and her legacy in the feminist movement.
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SCUM Manifesto is a radical feminist manifesto by Valerie Solanas, published in 1967. 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 3, 2015 · Solanas, a writer and women’s rights activist, pushed feminism to radical new heights in 1967, when she founded the Society for Cutting Up Men (she was its only member) and...
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