Women’S Day: Virginia Woolf

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Virgina Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. She wrote extensively on wide-ranging historical, political, feminist, and artistic issues.

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Interesting information He could play the piano from the age of three and composed his first symphony at the age of five. He also composed in a very short period of time, sometimes completing an entire score in a day.

Place of birth, academic training and residence Place of birth: Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Academic training: Mozart had a talent for music from an early age and began playing the piano and violin and composing at the age of six. He traveled to many countries and studied under famous musicians. Residence: Mozart lived mainly in Salzburg and Vienna.

• Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
• To the Lighthouse (1927)
• A room of One's Own (1929)
• Between the Acts (1939)

Some books by Virginia Woolf

Source: Huffpost.com

However, her work wasn't embraced or widely anthologized until nearly 50 years after her novels were published.Here are 5 reasons why Woolf should be one of your feminist icons:

• She was chiefly interested in and wrote about the inner lives of women.
• She lived in a time when she was granted few rights, but turned the setback into a strength.
• She was progressive in her feminism, and even made the connection between a patriarchal society and militarism.
• She believed deeply in the power of the individual.
• She saw sexuality and gender as fluid.

Virginia Woolf is now accepted as an extremely important literary figure and an early feminist.