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Dec 3, 2020 · In this 1931 lecture, Virginia Woolf recounts her experiences as a woman writer and the challenges she faced in overcoming the influence of the Angel in the House, a fictional symbol of Victorian femininity. She argues that women need economic independence and freedom of expression to develop their own voices and styles in literature.
Woolf recounts her struggles as a woman writer in the Victorian era, when she had to confront the phantom of the Angel in the House, a symbol of female submissiveness and conformity. She describes how she killed the Angel and claimed her own voice and freedom in literature.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities celebrates Virginia Woolf's literary achievements and legacy. Learn how she observed everyday life, experimented with language, and influenced modern fiction.
Faculty. Peggy Porter. Reading Selections. Virginia Woolf, Professions for Women. To print or download this file, click the link below: Woolf. Professions for Women.pdf — PDF document, 88 KB (90267 bytes)
Excerpt from Virginia Woolf’s Professions for Women (1942) But to tell you my story—it is a simple one. You have only got to figure yourselves a girl in a bedroom with a pen in her hand. She had only to move that pen from left to right—from ten o’clock to one. Then it occurred to her to do what is simple and cheap enough after all—to ...
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By shifting atten-tion to cultural inheritance, rather than individual authors, the pub-lished version of “Professions for Women” (1931) still builds upon this critique by explaining women’s limited access to economic opportuni-ties as a problem of gender roles and the textual construction of sexual difference.
Aug 11, 2021 · This chapter explores Woolf's contributions to feminist theory, especially on women's lives, privacy, the body, and self-expression. It also examines the challenges and debates around Woolf's feminism, such as her racism, anger, and community.
