Virginia Woolf As a woman writer during the Victorian Era in England, Virginia Woolf was oppressed by the patriarchal society where women’s intellectuality was condescended without any question. In the excerpt taken from one of her writings, readers can clearly see her attitude towards the female role during her time. Woolf describes two different meals served during a university visit; one in the male’s college, the other in a woman’s. Here, she …showed first 75 words of 509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 509 total…not consider women as apt for education. The author shows the pathetic situation of women because she believes it is wrong and unfair. Virginia Woolf writes these passages to show and make people reflect. She sees that the true cause of women’s inferior intelligence is the lack of education; not the lack of brains. In a society where the idea of an intellectual woman is unconceivable, and even unacceptable, Woolf makes a strong statement.