Valerie Solanas | |
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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 her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968, and the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967.
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. She then turned herself in to the police. Solanas was charged with attempted murder, assault, and illegal possession of a firearm. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and pleaded guilty to "reckless assault with intent to harm," serving a three-year prison sentence, including treatment in a psychiatric hospital. After her release, she continued to promote the SCUM Manifesto. She died in 1988 of pneumonia in San Francisco.
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