Virginia Woolf: Ein Zimmer für sich allein - #1072

In this influential essay, Virginia Woolf argues that women need financial independence and a private space to pursue their creative endeavors. The work is based on two lectures delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, Cambridge, in 1928. Woolf uses metaphors and historical examples to highlight the social and economic barriers women faced in achieving literary success. She emphasizes the importance of material security and personal privacy, illustrating her points through the fictional story of Shakespeare's sister and other historical references. The essay is a powerful feminist critique of the societal constraints on women's creativity and intellectual freedom.