 Composer Pauline Oliveros released a piece titled " To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation " in 1970 . Through the work , Oliveros sought to explore how " Both women seemed to be desperate and caught in the traps of inequality : Monroe needed to be recognized for her talent as an actress . Solanas wished to be supported for her own creative work . " There is a music group from Belgium called The Valerie Solanas . 
