Virginia Woolf
Sam Edmonds, Mary Thielking, Meghan Curran, Faith Rosebrough
Essential Question
How has the ability of females to write for a living evolved over time?
Biography
1882 - Virginia Woolf born
1885 - summer spent at St. Ives (as were most summers of her childhood)
1895 - Julie Stephen dies (Virginia's mom), causing Virginia's first nervous breakdown
1904 - Leslie Stephen dies (dad) & Virginia was institutionalized for a short time
1906 - Thoby Stephen dies (brother), causing Virginia to be depressed
1912 - Virginia marries Leonard Woolf, which led to stability in her life and a decrease in her number of nervous breakdowns
1915 - Virginia publishes her first book: The Voyage Out
1917 - the Woolfs start the Hogarth Press
1922 - Virginia meets Vita Sackville-West, and they grew very close and affectionate
1941 - Virginia commits suicide by drowning