FAQ About Virginia Woolf

'A Room of One's Own' is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, published in 1929. The work is renowned for its advocacy of financial independence and private space as essential conditions for women's artistic creation. Woolf uses the metaphor of having "a room of one's own" to highlight women's historical lack of educational and economic opportunities, arguing that this has inhibited their literary contributions. The essay is considered a foundational text in feminist literary criticism.