A talk that Virginia Woolf gave at Cambridge, it is all about women and writing. More precisely, Woolf argues that the economic circumstances a woman finds herself in throughout history has barred them from creating art. A room of one’s own, means to provide for oneself and some peace of mind are all one needs to pursue art and writing and creativity.

Read this for a brilliant, short and witty essay on the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity.