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A Room of One's Own: And Three Guineas

This book is a profound exploration of the societal barriers faced by women, focusing on the need for financial security as a prerequisite for creative expression. It delves into the historical and cultural context that has limited women's opportunities, advocating for change and emphasizing the importance of education and autonomy. The text is a blend of personal anecdotes and scholarly research, offering a comprehensive analysis of the challenges women have encountered in various fields. more

Author

Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf

British modernist writer, known for her unique narrative techniques and profound portrayal of female experience. Her works include 'To the Lighthouse' and 'Mrs. Dalloway'. more

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“Were it possible for us to see further than our knowledge reaches, and yet a little way beyond the outworks of our divinings, perhaps we would endure our sadnesses with greater confidence than our joys. For they are the moments when something new has entered into us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy perplexity, everything in us withdraws, a stillness comes, and the new, which no one knows, stands in the midst of it and is silent.”

“It's where we're nearest to our humanness. Useless knowledge for its own sake. Useful knowledge is good, too, but it's for the faint-hearted, an elaboration of the real thing, which is only to shine some light, it doesn't matter where on what, it's the light itself, against the darkness, it's what's left of God's purpose when you take away God.”