Valerie Solanas | |
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![]() Solanas in the Village Voice newsroom, 1967, by Fred W. McDarrah | |
Born | Ventnor City, New Jersey, U.S. | April 9, 1936
Died | April 25, 1988 | (aged 52)
Education | University of Maryland, College Park, University of Minnesota, University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | Writer |
Movement | Radical feminism |
Criminal charges | Attempted murder, assault, illegal possession of a gun, plead to reckless assault with intent to harm |
Criminal penalty | 3 years' incarceration |
Children | 1 |
Writing career | |
Subject | Radical feminism |
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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 her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968.
On June 3, 1968, Solanas went to The Factory, shot Warhol and art critic Mario Amaya, and attempted to shoot Warhol's manager, Fred Hughes. Solanas was charged with attempted murder, assault, and illegal possession of a firearm. After her release, she continued to promote the SCUM Manifesto. She died in 1988 of pneumonia in San Francisco.