Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941)

Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) was born 25 January 1882 was born at Hyde Park Gate, London. She is by reputation one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. Though she is commonly regarded by many as feminist, it should be noted that she herself deplored the term, as she felt it suggested an obsession with women and womens´ concerns. She preferred to be referred to as a "humanist".

Between the World Wars, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Three Guineas, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, The Waves, Orlando, and her essay A Room of One´s Own.