Valerie Solanas

Valerie Solanas
Solanas in The Village Voice newsroom, 1967, by Fred W. McDarrah
Born	Valerie Jean Solanas (1936-04-09)April 9, 1936 Ventnor City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1988(1988-04-25) (aged 52) San Francisco, California, U.S.
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
Notable works	SCUM Manifesto (1967) Up Your Ass, a play (wr. 1965, prem. 2000, publ. 2014)
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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.