![Scum Manifesto [S.C.U.M. Manifesto]](/objects/images/s17893.jpg "Scum Manifesto [S.C.U.M. Manifesto]")
"Valerie Solanas' 'SCUM Manifesto' was first published in 1968 after she had shot and nearly killed Andy Warhol. The text used here is the very altered version issued later." -- from book's back cover. ... [details]
![S.C.U.M. (Society for Cutting Up Men) Manifesto [SCUM Manifesto]](/objects/images/s17980.jpg "S.C.U.M. (Society for Cutting Up Men) Manifesto [SCUM Manifesto]")
Manifesto by Valerie Solanas, with publisher's preface by Maurice Girodias, introduction by Vivian Gornick, cover photo by Fred W. McDarrah. "Only three years ago we used to make fun of Valerie Solanas, agitator, writer, and would-be revolutionary -- with her wild, insane radical feminism. ... [details]
"SCUM Manifesto was considered one of the most outrageous, violent and certifiably crazy tracts when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published this work just before her rampage against the king of Pop Art made her a household name and resulted in her confinement to a mental institution. ... [details]
