Virginia Woolf as a Feminist (Annotated Bibliography Sample)

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Virginia Woolf as a Feminist Annotated Bibliography

AlGweirien, Hussien. "Virginia Woolf’S Representation of Women: A Feminist Reading Of “The Legacy”". English Language and Literature Studies, vol 7, no. 1, 2017, p. 120. Canadian Center of Science and Education, doi:10.5539/ells.v7n1p120. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
In this article, the author is determined in highlighting the struggles and contributions of Virginia Woolf in ensuring women gain independence and recognition in the ancient and modern world. During her times, Woolf was a female writer and dedicated towards creating a universal environment that would cater for the needs of all women, to give them power to compete in the male dominated world. The author indicates that the reason for rise in female dominance was frustrations that women faced in marriages and the oppression in which they lived under male dominated society. Therefore, gender inequality and women identity were the contributing factors that led to the rise of feminism in society. AlGweirien concentrates on giving examples and highlighting Woolf’s personal life to indicate her contribution towards the rise of feminism.
Powell, Sarah. "The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf (2Nd Edition)201120Edited By Susan Sellers. The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf (2Nd Edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010. Xxi+272 Pp., ISBN: 978 0 521 89694 8 (Hbck); 978 0 521 72167 7 (Pbck) £45 $78 (Hbck); £15.99 $27.99 (Pbck) Cambridge Companions to Literature". Reference Reviews, vol 25, no. 1, 2011, pp. 31-31. Emerald, doi:10.1108/09504121111103146. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
In her book Powell describes the contributions of Virginia Woolf in promoting feminism and compares them to other feminist who have made efforts to push for the recognition and appreciation of women existence in society. The article focuses on the efforts that Virginia Woolf made to assist women gain recognition and break free from oppression. The author also argues about the essence of personal relations in promoting the aspect of feminism. She insists that women should unite and create organizations that will help them become stronger against the social evils in society and conquer the oppression they have been experiencing for a long time. The article also presents the idea of gender equality in which the author believes that men and women should be presented with equal opportunities for development. According to Powell, Virginia Woolf was much troubled by the fact that there were no women apostles, and wanted to motivate her fellow women to become professionals and influential in society.
Ma, Jianjun. "Virginia Woolf’S Aesthetics of Feminism and Androgyny: A Re-Reading of a Room of One’s Own". Comparative Literature: East & West, vol 13, no. 1, 2010, pp. 47-59. Informa UK Limited, doi:10.1080/25723618.2010.12015582. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
The author states that feminism movements gained impact and strength in the 20th century when there were many feminism supporters, unlike back during the 19th century when it had begun (49). Ma indicates that oppression of women led to a continued fight for gender equality by feminists while trying to prove that they are capable of serving the public. Women also wanted to express their levels of responsibilities as depicted in family care, that they can be able to extend such hard work and commitment in society. However, men did not believe in the women’s capacity to vote since they believed that women would become sexually unproductive if they engaged in too much thinking and social activity. Men believed that women would suffer tremendous mental issues if they engaged in political and social strains, thus affecting the entire family setup's welfare. However, feminists believed that men who denied women the chance to vote were small-minded and did not understand the struggles women underwent in their families. feminists were passionate about driving change among American women's lives since they believed that women were not safe even in their homes as families were also affected by the impact of race and ethnicity.
Black, Naomi. "Chapter 1. Finding Feminism in Virginia Woolf". 2019, pp. 1-22. Cornell University Press, doi:10.7591/9781501722219-004. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
This article is Black’s work in which she evaluates Woolf’s book, named “Three Guineas.” According to the arguments presented by the author, Woolf is central about peace and therefore, discusses about wars and their effect on human life. Through this depiction of the negative impacts of war, she presents solutions and opportunities that the peace envisaged by feminism would bring. She is so optimistic about feminism since she believes that women are warm-hearted and are always considerate of others, thus they would create a better and interactive living environment if presented with equal opportunities as men. Woolf urges women not to engage in armed conflicts, as a way pf propagating peace.
Evans, Elizabeth. "Feminism and Women’s Political Representation". The Politics of Third Wave Feminisms, 2015, pp. 137-157. Palgrave Macmillan UK, doi:10.1057/9781137295279_7. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
In this article, Evans expresses the significance of Woolf’s attribution to feminism and how it impacts women dominance in society. The author highlights the literally works of Woolf in which she was optimistic about women ability and their achievements associated with their continued efforts. However, the author criticizes some of the developments by Virginia Woolf and argues that she should have support some of the efforts by men since they were critical in the development of society. The article also highlights some of the arguments by Woolf, which maintained that women should be mentally independent, and the only way to achieve that is by being allowed to participate freely in all political and economic procedures in society. She believes in being true and honest to ensure that one does not become a slave to gender concepts since they are limiting in terms of ideologies and execution of projects.
Mendes, Kaitlynn. "‘Feminism Rules! Now, Where’s My Swimsuit?’ Re-Evaluating Feminist Discourse in Print Media 1968–2008". Media, Culture & Society, vol 34, no. 5, 2012, pp. 554-570. SAGE Publications, doi:10.1177/0163443712442701. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
This article depicts the presentation of feminism in British and American cultures, in which the author defines it as the second feminism wave. During the period of the article’s publication, the author, states that feminism had started gaining momentum and women had began to become popular. In this article, feminine discourse remains a topic of interest since the author highlights on the ways in which feminist have become dominant and influential. The author is also vocal about participation and empowerment of feminist in society, thus advocating feminist evaluation. Feminism remains to be supported by the critical institutions that fight for women rights and gender equality. The author focuses on the extent to which feminism has faced deconstruction since the early 20th century, marking media as the main reason for the downturn. The article also focuses on the analysis of feminism rules that guide and drive gender equality through feminism. It is through the efforts of feminists that women have managed to gain influence in political and economic matters due to the protest by feminist to ensure women receive equal rights and treatments to men in society.
Griesinger, Emily. "Religious Belief in A Secular Age: Literary Modernism and Virginia Woolf'smrs. Dalloway". Christianity & Literature, vol 64, no. 4, 2015, pp. 438-464. SAGE Publications, doi:10.1177/0148333115585279. Accessed 25 Apr 2021.
According to Griesinger, Virginia Woolf promoted the feministic aspect in the current world where she promoted the outright sense of feminism as equality of gender based on political, social, and economic standards. In her literal works, Virginia Woolf dictated that the word feminist should be destroyed since it displayed a bad picture about the efforts to fight for women’s rights. She believed that the fight for equality between men and women was not selfish but a sign of respect for the women and the recognition of their efforts in building a strong culture. The article presents that Woolf indicated that understanding the situation of women in society would call for more intrinsic implications like opposition to fascism. In this case, she stated that women lived in society as subjects of oppression where men did not value them and only wanted women to have a sin