Valerie Solanas (1936-1988) was a writer and artist.
She was institutionalized a number of times in the years that followed, always living radically on the fringes of society..
As a result of her attempt to assassinate Andy Warhol in 1968, Solanas was involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitalization.
She completed SCUM Manifesto in 1967 and her play Up Your Ass in 1965; the latter was never published in her lifetime.
Valerie Solanas (1936-1988) was a writer and artist