A Room of One's Own

<p>In October 1928 Virginia Woolf was asked to deliver speeches at Newnham and Girton Colleges on the subject of 'Women and Fiction'; she spoke about her conviction that 'a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction'. The following year the two speeches were published as <em>A Room of One's Own</em> and became one of the foremost feminist texts.</p><p><br></p><p>Knitted into a polished argument are several threads of great importance - women and learning writing and poverty - which helped to establish much of feminist thought on the importance of education and money for women's independence. In the same breath Woolf brushes aside critics and sends out a call for solidarity and independence - a call which sent ripples well into the next century.</p>