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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.
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.
May 31, 2018 · Moments after Valerie Solanas entered Andy Warhol’s sixth-floor office at 33 Union Square West on June 3, 1968, carrying two guns and a massive, paranoid grudge, their lives would be changed ...
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 ...
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.
Feb 15, 2022 · Turning to Valerie Solanas, the second wave writer famous for shooting Andy Warhol, this paper reconstructs a forgotten argument for the feminist use of violence. In the SCUM Manifesto, Solanas calls for women to commit gendercide against men to build a feminist utopia.
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. She was in her early...
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 self-published...
On 3 June 1968, Valerie Solanas entered the Factory in New York and fired three shots at Andy Warhol. Miraculously, the artist survived seriously injured. What drove this woman to attempt to kill the famous pop artist as well as to write a manifesto calling for the eradication of men?
Sep 2, 2019 · Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was a radical feminist activist and author. Her major claims to fame were her SCUM Manifesto and her attempt on the life of Andy Warhol. Fast Facts: Valerie Solanas. Full Name: Valerie Jean Solanas. Born: April 9, 1936 in Ventnor City, New Jersey.
