Thursday, January 22, 2009

A blog of one's own?

As you read Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and begin to consider her argument that "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction" (4), take a look at this blog post, "Blogs as Literary Devices," in which Paula Maggio links the freedom and empowerment of the blogosphere to Woolf's "room." Would you agree? Do you think blogs are an extension of Woolf's vision or something different?

For some historical context, check out this brief article, "Sisters of Suffrage: British and American Women Fight for the Vote," by Barbara Winslow from the online journal History Now. It sheds light on the moment in Woolf's text in which the narrator contemplates which is more important--the vote or the money--to women's intellectual independence (37). What were your responses at this point in the reading?

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for adding Blogging Woolf to your online discussion. However, I would like to correct the spelling of my name. It is Paula Maggio.

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