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VIRGINIA WOOLF THE PROMINENT FEMINIST AUTHOR

"Kindle"(CC BY-NC 2.0) by Osbornb "As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country, as a woman, my country is the whole world."                                                                                                                                        (Three Guineas) Virginia Woolf is best known to scholars today as a feminist writer. She believes that there should be equality of sexes in social, political and economical issues. Virginia fought against the patriarchal restrictions not only in the literary world, but also in her daily life. "While bookshelves only showcased spines with the names of male author such as Shakespeare, Woolf was secretly penning her thoughts on paper within her father's library. With works such as "A Room of one’s' own" that confront a male – driven society, Virginia Woolf declared the importance of a woman having her own personal space to pursue her creative power."  (Em