![]() ![]() She self-published its first edition by making two thousand mimeographed copies and selling them on the streets of New York City’s Greenwich Village. So what is the SCUM Manifesto? A radical feminist work from Solanas, it was originally published in 1967. ![]() After the shooting, her SCUM Manifesto became both notorious and fascinating, as she told a reporter: “Read my manifesto, and it will tell you what I am.” She also said, “He wanted SCUM, well, he got it”. Subsequently, she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and sentenced to three years under the control of the Department of Corrections. She claimed that Warhol “had too much control over my life”. The day after the shooting, Solanas was arrested after turning herself into the police. After this, he was forced to wear his storied surgical corset. While Amaya suffered only minor injuries, Warhol was severely wounded by Solanas’ attack. Solanas returned and opened fire at the acclaimed artist. ![]() Earlier on the day of the attack, Solanas was infuriated after being turned away from The Factory after asking for the return of a script she had given Warhol. She had been a fringe member of The Factory scene and even appeared in Warhol’s 1968 film, I, a Man. At the time of the double shooting, Solanas was not some random Mark David Chapman-esque character, unknown to her victim. ![]()
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