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A Room of One’s Own Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own” broke new territory in suggesting that the reason there were very few acknowledged women’s writers at this time was because women lead hard lives in comparison to men and that the conditions needed to produce women writers was not conducive for them at this time. Her response was that for women to write literature they must have a room …

…more men take responsibility in fathering so as to encourage and promote women the opportunities and time to further themselves, be it through writing or dance. Still, I remember rea! ding a top 100 list marking the ‘best’ literature pieces of the twentieth century with only eight female authors. I think that today’s room of one’s own must include access to education and resources, support, encouragement and consideration to aid these authors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**