The Working Woman

In Virginia Woolf's Professions for Women the idea of women working for their own money is discussed from the perspective of Woolf herself, a writer. The beginning paragraph of the article introduces the topic, but more importantly it gives Woolf's own opinion on the subject. She explains how she is going to tell the reader something about her own professional experiences.
Woolf introduces herself rather humbly. She says that although she is indeed employed, there were few material obstacles in her way. Woolf explains that for a woman to become a writer is not overly difficult. All she must do is buy paper (which is cheap) and have a mind for writing. She says that women have succeeded as writers because of this. Woolf then goes on to discuss her hardships with becoming a successful writer. She obviously sees the lack of employed women as an issue, but manages to keep the article on topic.
I found this article to be incredibly well written and understandable, particularly for the time period. Woolf is articulate in her speech and gets to the point rather than filling pages with useless wording. I enjoyed her writing very much in both subject and style.

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