“In actual fact, the female function is to explore, discover, invent, solve problems crack jokes, make music - all with love. In other words, create a magic world.”

—  Valerie Solanas

Source: SCUM MANIFESTO (1967), p. 6.

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American radical feminist and writer. Attempted to assassin… 1936–1988

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