First published in 1929, &quot;A Room of One&#39;s Own&quot; is a classic text of the feminist movement. It is an expanded treatment of issues that Virginia Woolf presented in two essays she read to audiences at women&#39;s colleges in 1928. While the book is focused on women and fiction, its ideas and discussions overlap with larger questions pertinent to women&#39;s history.<br />The text explores the idea that women need intellectual freedom, as well as financial independence and of course, a room of their own in order to explore their creativity.