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1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 40 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Macat Library ; |
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Fiona, Robinson.
Macat Library. Spoken word ;
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Macat.com. |
| Summary |
Even as recently as the 1920s the historical lack of great female writers was often considered as evidence of women's inferiority. Virginia Woolf disagreed. In her 1929 essay A Room of One's Own, she argues that creativity is impossible without privacy and freedom from financial worries-and that throughout history women have had neither. As a result, no tradition of great female writing existed to inspire women. Woolf's focus on the everyday suppression of women was a turning point in feminism, marking a realization that gaining legal and voting rights was just the first step on the road to true equality. Ordinary, everyday life had to be altered too. Woolf's writing inspired a generation of feminist writing and thinking. Her essay remains deeply relevant and valid today, providing a framework for analysis of any social group suffering injustice. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Room of one's own -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature.
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Women authors -- Economic conditions.
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Women authors -- Social conditions.
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Smith-Laing, Tim, 1985- author.
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hoopla digital.
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| Cover Title |
Virginia Woolf's A room of one's own |
| ISBN |
9781912283668 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1912283662 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13752221 |
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