“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.” 

“Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and not aspect of society being at all relevant to woman, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the mail sex.” — From book’s front cover.