The hindrances of women writers- Professions for women by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s “Professions for Women”—A Voice Against Patriarchal Barriers "Professions for Women" is an empowering and thought-provoking essay based on a speech delivered by Virginia Woolf to the Women's Service League on January 21, 1931 . Woolf discusses the difficulties women encounter in pursuing careers, especially in traditionally male-dominated fields, and sheds light on her own experiences as a professional writer in this stirring essay. A Self-Reflective, Universal Thought Woolf's observations go well beyond literature, even though the essay is framed by her own writing experience. Her narrative serves as a metaphor for the hardships faced by innumerable women who try to enter fields of work that society has traditionally viewed as being exclusively for men. Woolf's essay is a declaration of women's intellectual and creative freedom as well as a memoir. Woolf describes the "Angel in the House" as a symbolic figure she had to battle...