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The ability to read and write – even as I do here – is a privilege, or as Virginia Woolf asserts, "intellectual freedom depends upon material things" (Kindle 30979). I would argue that money and a room of one's own is necessary for all sorts of intellectual pursuits – Maslow's hierarchy and all that. Can one really write, read, and think without a modicum of safety, physical and otherwise (Viktor Frankl excepted)?
And, then, what is the impact for women with limited opportunities? Imagine Shakesp ...more
And, then, what is the impact for women with limited opportunities? Imagine Shakesp ...more
“ Men who have no apparent qualifications save that they are not women”
“Indeed I would venture to guess that a Anon-who wrote so many poems without signing them was often a woman”
I loved this. Thick intellectual sarcasm from 100 years ago. SIGN ME UP!!
This is hilarious. I tried to read Woolf one other time and it made no sense to me whatsoever. I’m so glad that I tried this one. I would have loved to see her give one of these lectures. The tone would have made it even better.
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“Indeed I would venture to guess that a Anon-who wrote so many poems without signing them was often a woman”
I loved this. Thick intellectual sarcasm from 100 years ago. SIGN ME UP!!
This is hilarious. I tried to read Woolf one other time and it made no sense to me whatsoever. I’m so glad that I tried this one. I would have loved to see her give one of these lectures. The tone would have made it even better.
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DNF. This felt very rambly and not for me.
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