A Room of One's Own & The Voyage Out av Virginia Woolf

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<i>A Room of One¿s Own</i> (1929) has become a classic feminist essay and perhaps Virginia Woolf¿s best known work; <i>The Voyage Out </i>(1915) is highly significant as her first novel. Both focus on the place of women within the power structures of modern society.<br><br>The essay lays bare the woman artist¿s struggle for a voice, since throughout history she has been denied the social and economic independence assumed by men. Woolf¿s prescription is clear: if a woman is to find creative expression equal to a man¿s, she must have an independent income, and a room of her own. This is both an acute analysis and a spirited rallying cry; it remains surprisingly resonant and relevant in the 21st century.<br><br>The novel explores these issues more personally, through the character of Rachel Vinrace, a young woman whose ¿voyage out¿ to South America opens up powerful encounters with her fellow-travellers, men and women. As she begins to understand her place in the world, she finds the happ