Virginia Woolf and
Virginia Woolf undoubtedly stands as a titan in the early era of gender progress. She not only spoke of the virtues of a woman’s mind, independence, and the contribution women can make, but she wrote it into her characters. The irony lies in her inability to embrace her own ideas. Virginia Woolf believed in women’s rights and surrounded herself with like-minded people. Even when she lived in a world that did not agree with her ideas about gender equality, she took it upon herself to be herself. She believed in her right to speak and be heard ...