4:5 - Hvordan elsker jeg mig selv!?

This essay, originally delivered as two lectures at Cambridge University in 1928, is a central work in feminist thinking and literary criticism. Woolf argues that women need economic independence and a private space ('sit eget værelse') to pursue their creative endeavors. The essay examines the historical inequalities between men and women in the literary world, using examples such as the fictional Judith, Shakespeare's sister, to illustrate the obstacles women faced. It also contrasts the living conditions and educational opportunities available to men and women at the time, highlighting the societal and economic barriers that hindered women's ability to write fiction.