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Professions for women Virginia woolf Make comments on the following famous sayings Frailty, thy name is woman. The hands that rock the cradle rock the world Behind every successful man, there is a woman. With your experiences from your family and other families around you, whose, husband’s or wife’s opinions are likely to prevail(获胜) ? Men -- have an aggressive nature - seldom express feelings - are strong and full of vigor(活力) - are independent - are daring - are not excited by trivial(琐碎的) matters - are more likely to “explode like a volcano” - make decision easily - are more dominating (独裁的) Women --are neat and clean --like to talk --are shy and obedient --have an extremely strong need for security --pay a great deal of attention to their appearance --are loyal --easily express gentle feelings --are well-mannered --understanding --are more sensitive, romantic,sentimental Virginias Family Background Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882 . Virginia‘s father, Sir Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), was a notable(著名的) historian, author, critic and mountaineer. He was the editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, a work that would influence Woolfs later experimental biographies. Virginias mother Julia Stephen (1846–1895) was a renowned beauty, born in India . Julia served as a model for Pre-Raphaelite(前拉斐尔派). Virginia Woolf 1882–1941, English novelist and essayist; One of the pioneers of women’s liberation from Patriarchy(父权制社会). One of the greatest writers of modernism(现代主义); A successful innovator(改革者) in the form of the novel, she is considered as a significant force in 20th-century fiction. In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf, a critic and writer on economics, with whom she set up the Hogarth Press(霍家斯出版社) in 1917. Their home became a gathering place for a circle of artists, critics, and writers known as the Bloomsbury group(布鲁斯伯里学派). As a novelist Woolf’s primary concern was to represent the flow of ordinary experience.