Solanas

Solanas is a surname. It is encountered in various cultures, particularly among Spanish-speaking communities, and appears in biographical and historical contexts as a family name rather than a place or concept.

The most widely known bearer is Valerie Solanas (1936–1988), an American radical feminist writer and actress. She authored the SCUM Manifesto and is notable for the 1968 attempt on the life of artist Andy Warhol. Solanas’s writings and the Warhol incident have been the subject of extensive discussion in feminist theory, cultural studies, and biographies of the 1960s counterculture.

Beyond Valerie Solanas, the surname is carried by other individuals, though none have achieved the same level of public recognition. In references and records, Solanas is typically treated as a family name and is encountered in a variety of professional and personal contexts. The spelling may also appear in different transliterations across countries, reflecting linguistic and migratory patterns.