Virginia Woolf and the Complexities of Cottage Loaf

[Joe]

The famous feminist’s love for baking helps us understand her relationship with food, class, and mental illness.

WHAT WE MOST OFTEN REMEMBER from Virginia Woolf’s 1929 essay A Room of One’s Own are her thoughts on real estate: “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” Yet Woolf also recommends something that’s less commonly cited, but no less important—a good meal. She writes, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

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[Alicia]

Thanks for posting this Joe - great article? A few new learnings for me. I must say, working my way through the diaries, I was absolutely gunning for her to get rid of Nellie Boxall and experienced a great deal of frustration when she kept giving in and letting her stay on! I'm sure the fault wasn't all on NB's side though, and Leonard was also well-known for being nasty to servants...I did find the diagnosis of anorexia interesting though, as I have always associated the determination not to eat with a desire for weight loss, but I suppose that could be a purely modern driver.
Really enjoyed this - thanks!

[Joe]

great article? << I think it is , your welcome Alicia! Boxall was a butt head , I would have fired her the first week . yet servants weren't easy to find ,
I know two people who have /had anorexia , its a lot more complicated then calorie intake and deadly to boot . Both of the people I knew survived ,one was my teenaged granddaughter . Very sad stuff this is . Yes , Leonard was a monumental PIA ( don't tell Sarah I said that ) .
Glad you enjoyed it :)