Challenging and explosive, SCUM Manifesto was harshly criticized when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book shortly before becoming an infamous name and being institutionalized in a mental hospital. This work has proven to be visionary, not only as a radical feminist analysis ahead of its time—predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, and a feminist uprising against the lack of representation in the arts—but also as a striking testimony of the rage of an abused and impoverished woman.
"Living in this society is, at best, absolute boredom and no aspect of society is relevant to women. Responsible women, with civic spirit and seeking excitement, have only to overthrow the government, eliminate the monetary system, establish total automation, and destroy the male sex." – Valerie Solanas
This edition includes an introduction by philosopher Avital Ronell, who reconsiders the provocative exuberance of this controversial text.
