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Vanessa, Stella, and Virginia

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Vanessa Stephen (later Bell), Stella Duckworth & Virginia Stephen (later Woolf) c1896. I'm not sure who took the photo.

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Vanessa Stephens, Stella Duckworth and Virginia Woolf

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Virginia Woolf

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Virginia Woolf è stata una delle scrittrici più importanti del XX secolo. I suoi lavori sono stati tradotti in oltre cinquanta lingue.

Eliminando la forma comune di dialogo diretto e la struttura tradizionale della trama, ha portato l’attenzione del romanzo al monologo interiore. Il tempo non viene concepito con una cronologia precisa, ma attraverso pensieri e ricordi suscitati dall’ambiente circostante.

Ha rappresentato lo scorrere del tempo in dodici ore La signora Dalloway del 1925, in pochi giorni Tra un atto e l’altro (uscito postumo nel 1941), in diversi anni Gita al faro (1927) o addirittura in tre secoli con Orlando del 1928.

Pioniera della narrazione attraverso il flusso di coscienza, la forma letteraria e stilistica era alterata dall’identità della figura, in uno scambio continuo e un’attenta corrispondenza tra l’esigenza psicologica e quella linguistica.

Il suo saggio Una stanza tutta per sé, del 1929,  decostruisce il linguaggio patriarcale in ambito letterario e sociale e ha ispirato il movimento femminista degli anni Sessanta e Settanta.

Nacque col nome di Adeline Virginia Stephen a Londra il 25 gennaio 1882 in una famiglia benestante, era figlia di Sir Leslie Stephen e Julia Jackson, entrambi precedentemente vedovi e con prole.

Allevata in un’atmosfera colta che ospitava spesso personaggi del mondo della cultura, manifestò presto la sua inclinazione letteraria, era una ragazzina quando, col fratello Toby diede vita a un giornale domestico, Hyde Park Gate News, una sorta di diario familiare in cui scrivevano storie inventate.

Fino al 1895, anno in cui sua madre morì, la famiglia passava l’estate in Cornovaglia, il luogo dei suoi ricordi più felici che influenzarono, successivamente, alcuni dei suoi scritti di maggior successo come La Stanza di Jacob, Al faro e Le Onde. 

La sua fu una tipica infanzia vittoriana, fatta di lezioni casalinghe, rispetto delle convenzioni, benessere e la sensazione costante che tutta la vita della casa e della numerosa famiglia ruotasse intorno alla madre, bella e distante. La morte precoce della donna, quando la scrittrice aveva tredici anni, le procurò un lungo periodo di depressione che rivelò i primi segni del disagio mentale che ha caratterizzato tutta la sua esistenza.

Dal 1897 al 1901, ha studiato storia e lettere classiche al King’s College. L’anno in cui fu ammessa agli studi universitari, morì anche la sorellastra, Stella. Questi eventi portarono al suo primo serio crollo nervoso.

Nel racconto autobiografico Momenti di essere e altri racconti ha raccontato che lei e la sorella Vanessa Bell avevano subito abusi sessuali da parte dei fratellastri George e Gerald Duckworth. Questo ha sicuramente influito sui frequenti esaurimenti nervosi, il disturbo bipolare e la psicosi che la portarono a diversi tentativi di suicidio.

Dopo la morte del padre, nel 1904, con cui aveva un rapporto conflittuale di amore e odio, lasciò, insieme al fratello Toby e alla sorella Vanessa la residenza di Hyde Park. La loro casa diventò il centro del famoso Bloomsbury Group, destinato a dominare per oltre un trentennio la cultura e la letteratura inglesi. Ogni giovedì sera vi si incontravano importanti intellettuali per discutere di politica, lettere e arte. Si parlava di arte, letteratura, sesso e al centro dei dibattiti finivano le definizioni di concetti come la bellezza, la verità e il bene. Spesso si metteva in discussione la morale corrente, in quanto il gruppo non tollerava la monarchia e, soprattutto, combatteva ogni discriminazione sull’orientamento sessuale e ogni distinzione tra uomo e donna.

Alimentata da quel clima di fervore intellettuale, dava ripetizioni serali alle operaie in periferia, si era avvicinata al movimento delle donne e scriveva le prime critiche letterarie per diversi giornali.

Nel 1912 sposò Leonard Woolf, teorico della politica. Tre anni dopo, ha pubblicato il suo primo romanzo La Crociera. Intanto il suo mal de vivre non la abbandonava, così come il desiderio di togliersi la vita.

Nel 1917 fondò, assieme al marito, la Hogarth Press piccola casa editrice che ha pubblicato gli scritti di Katherine Mansfield, Italo Svevo, Thomas Stearns Eliot e James Joyce.

Nel 1925 ha pubblicato Mrs Dalloway, in cui abbandona la struttura del romanzo tradizionale in favore della tecnica del flusso di coscienza e del monologo interiore.

Attiva nei movimenti femminili per il suffragio universale, si è sempre occupata del ruolo della donna nella società. Tema che si trova nel libro che ha tratteggiato la storia del femminismo moderno Una stanza tutta per sé, del 1929 e Le tre ghinee che approfondisce la figura dominante dell’uomo nella storia contemporanea.

All’amata scrittrice Vita Sackville-West ha dedicato il romanzo Orlando, del 1928, ambientato nell’epoca elisabettiana, che seguendo la vita del protagonista, che reca sia tratti femminili che maschili, si dipana in un arco temporale che va dal XVI al XX secolo. Nelle recensioni dell’epoca l’opera brillava soprattutto per l’uso innovativo dell’elemento temporale, oggi brilla nel suo essere il primo manifesto della fluidità di genere. Una critica alle etichette e alle limitazioni stabilite dai pregiudizi che promuove l’idea che l’identità di genere non debba essere determinata dal sesso biologico, eleggendo la realtà androgina allo stato più naturale delle cose. Attraverso questa opera ha sottolineato come ciò che rende un uomo tale agli occhi della società sia il potere che possiede dalla nascita, mentre una donna è caratterizzata solo dalla mancanza di quel potere, economico, culturale e fisico.

Nell’estate del 1940 ha pubblicato l’ultima opera Tra un atto e l’altro.

Mentre i disturbi mentali continuavano a tormentarla, era sempre più sopraffatta da crisi di ansia e insicurezza.

La Seconda Guerra Mondiale peggiorò le sue paure, vedeva la disintegrazione del mondo che la circondava e cominciava a sentire voci nella sua testa. Temendo di impazzire, decise di togliersi la vita. Si riempì le tasche di sassi e si lasciò annegare nel fiume Ouse, il 28 marzo 1941, aveva 59 anni.

Virginia Woolf, come James Joyce e altri suoi contemporanei, ha adottato le nuove tecniche narrative dei primi decenni del XX secolo.

Rifiutando le tecniche narrative convenzionali, era più interessata al tempo psicologico, alla vita della mente dei personaggi, dove passato, presente e futuro si sovrappongono in un flusso continuo reso attraverso flashback, associazioni di idee, impressioni ed emozioni temporanee.

Ha esplorato temi tipici del romanzo modernista come l’ansia, la crisi, le difficoltà di comunicazione e temi che la toccavano profondamente come la solitudine, la distinzione tra sogno e realtà, la malattia mentale e i pregiudizi nei confronti delle donne che impedivano loro di esprimere la propria identità.

È stata la scrittrice che ha inaugurato una nuova epoca, cambiato la narrazione e trattato, per prima e così a fondo, temi inerenti alla condizione femminile. Ha ispirato un modo differente di scrivere. Conosciuto e vissuto profondamente lo slancio e la caduta che ha riportato con intelligenza e verità, mettendosi completamente a nudo. Il suo fascino e personalità travalicano lo spazio temporale, incantando ancora chi la incontra nella lettura.

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Vanessa Bell, Stella Duckworth and Virginia Woolf in 1896

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Julia and Stella Duckworth, c. 1873

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Virginia Woolf (1882-1941).

English modernist writer known for use of stream of consciousness.

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She was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and also a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.

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Woolf's childhood came to an abrupt end in 1895 with the death of her mother and her first mental breakdown, followed two years later by the death of her half-sister and a mother figure to her, Stella Duckworth. From 1897 to 1901, she attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of women's higher education and the women's rights movement. Other important influences were her Cambridge-educated brothers and unfettered access to her father's vast library.

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Encouraged by her father, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. Her father's death in 1905 caused another mental breakdown for Woolf. Following his death, the family moved from Kensington to the more bohemian Bloomsbury, where they adopted a free-spirited lifestyle. It was in Bloomsbury where, in conjunction with the brothers' intellectual friends, they formed the artistic and literary Bloomsbury Group.

.In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf, and in 1917 the couple founded the Hogarth Press, which published much of her work. They rented a home in Sussex and moved there permanently in 1940. Throughout her life, Woolf was troubled by her mental illness. She was institutionalised several times and attempted suicide at least twice. Her illness is considered to have been bipolar disorder, for which there was no effective intervention during her lifetime. In 1941, at age 59, Woolf died by putting rocks in her coat pockets and drowning herself in the River Ouse at Lewes.

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During the interwar period, Woolf was an important part of London's literary and artistic society.

Woolf became one of the central subjects of the 1970s movement of feminist criticism and her works have since garnered much attention and widespread commentary for "inspiring feminism."

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Some authors, particularly postcolonial feminists dismiss her (and modernist authors in general) as privileged, elitist, classist, racist, and anti-Semitic (she was happily married to a Jewish man but often wrote about Jewish characters using stereotypical archetypes and generalisations).

Woolf's tendentious expressions, including prejudicial feelings against disabled people, have often been the topic of academic criticism.

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Famous works:

Mrs Dalloway

To the Lighthouse

Orlando

A Room of One's Own

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it’s time to get chopped ! can usually be found hanging around the local cemetery. exclusively rides a bike because they’re afraid of motor vehicles. has a hard time making eye contact. listens to tapes on their walkman.

Meet Duckworth ! Stella Jo originally pitched a simple Duck. It’s cute. Simple. ‘ Hopefully ain’t a quack, ’ joked Dion. But after he was born, abruptly ending the closing number on the last night of the circus, Hogie sat that ringleader’s hat on his head and insisted on something more refined.

Duckworth inherited his mother’s sensitivity, and as such, he spends most of his time in the cemetery. If only to hone his craft. In between the howling gusts of wind and falling memorabilia, he finds time to repaint the tombs and clean up the decay. Sweeps the leftover beer cans and collects the crisp leaves. Chases ‘em troublemakers away. Ghosts audience to his humming.

Uncle Stratton told him that the old Walkman he found at the bottom of his dad’s military trunk belonged to Grandpa Leroy, and those orange headphones are rarely seen off Duck’s ears. Stacks of journals with chicken scratch research, Duck’s become quite the Salvation historian.

He can tell you when, where, why, and how someone died. You just might think someone’s behind you if he ain’t looking at the ground. He’s never liked making eye contact. Doesn’t like the attention. Could be from all those summers crowded by outsiders calling him the circus baby—or, you know, just that the extent of his social interactions are a broom that’s become his microphone and dance partner and the rowdy spirits of Salvation.

Lagniappe: Doesn’t have a license or drive. The story is that he grew up in a small town without a family vehicle where walking or riding a bike could be a proper form of transportation. The truth? He rode in one (1) vehicle with a Doggett and hasn’t had the stomach to be in/on anything with a motor. Duck tries to get going before the streetlights flicker on/off, a habit from childhood, so he isn’t a moving target. He’s had his unicycle since he was a kid.

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Arrivals & Departures 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 Celebrate Adeline Virginia [Stephen] Woolf Day!

Adeline Virginia Woolf (/wʊlf/; née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and also a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.

Woolf was born into an affluent household in South Kensington, London, the seventh child in a blended family of eight. Her mother, Julia Prinsep Jackson, celebrated as a Pre-Raphaelite artist's model, had three children from her first marriage, while Woolf's father, Leslie Stephen, a notable man of letters, had one previous daughter. The Stephens produced another four children, including the modernist painter Vanessa Bell. While the boys in the family received college educations, the girls were home-schooled in English classics and Victorian literature. An important influence in Virginia Woolf's early life was the summer home the family used in St Ives, Cornwall, where she first saw the Godrevy Lighthouse, which was to become central in her novel To the Lighthouse (1927).

Woolf's childhood came to an abrupt end in 1895 with the death of her mother and her first mental breakdown, followed two years later by the death of her half-sister and a mother figure to her, Stella Duckworth. From 1897 to 1901, she attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of women's higher education and the women's rights movement. Other important influences were her Cambridge-educated brothers and unfettered access to her father's vast library.

Encouraged by her father, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. Her father's death in 1905 caused another mental breakdown for Woolf. Following his death, the Stephen family moved from Kensington to the more bohemian Bloomsbury, where they adopted a free-spirited lifestyle. It was in Bloomsbury where, in conjunction with the brothers' intellectual friends, they formed the artistic and literary Bloomsbury Group.

In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf, and in 1917 the couple founded the Hogarth Press, which published much of her work. They rented a home in Sussex and moved there permanently in 1940. Throughout her life, Woolf was troubled by her mental illness. She was institutionalized several times and attempted suicide at least twice. Her illness is considered to have been bipolar disorder, for which there was no effective intervention during her lifetime. In 1941, at age 59, Woolf died by putting rocks in her coat pockets and drowning herself in the River Ouse at Lewes.

During the interwar period, Woolf was an important part of London's literary and artistic society. In 1915 she published her first novel, The Voyage Out, through her half-brother's publishing house, Gerald Duckworth and Company. Her best-known works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928). She is also known for her essays, including A Room of One's Own (1929), in which she wrote the much-quoted dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

Woolf became one of the central subjects of the 1970′s movement of feminist criticism and her works have since garnered much attention and widespread commentary for "inspiring feminism." Her works have been translated into more than 50 languages. A large body of literature is dedicated to her life and work, and she has been the subject of plays, novels and films. Woolf is commemorated today by statues, societies dedicated to her work and a building at the University of London.

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Stella Duckworth, older half sister of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.

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OUR IDEALS AND OUR STRENGTH TO SEE THEM THROUGH  - PART 1 – RADEN ADJENG KARTINI

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“You asked me how I came to be placed between four thick walls. You certainly thought of a cell or something of that kind. No, Stella, my prison was a large house with grounds around it. But around those grounds there was a high wall and that held me as prisoner. Never mind how splendid a house and garden may be if one may never go beyond them, it is stifling. I remember how often, in dumb despair, I would press my body against the fast closed gate and the cold stones. Whatever direction I took, at the end of every walk there was always a stone wall or locked door.”(1)

- Kartini,  Indonesian feminist and pioneering educator (1879-1904) “Letters of a Javanese Princess”

Graduation ceremonies, in-person and virtual, are on-going across the world. The privilege which education confers, is undoubtedly one of the most valuable gifts bestowed on us within the realm of our civilization. This gift empowers, obsesses, drives and enables us towards a dream unique only to each as individuals. The opportunity to live this dream, becomes possible because education equips us with the wherewithal to go in confidence into the world to be who we are truly destined to be. That dream begins as always, with an ideal.

As young lads in elementary school in Singapore long ago, we were taught about the legacy of Raden Adjeng Kartini. She, a youth, seemingly ahead of her time, who painfully struggled within a tradition-laden feudal society, enveloped by a colonial haze. Kartini was a child of the Regent of Jepara in Java. Her father was formally tutored by the colonial Dutch, which influenced him to share the gift of education with his children. Kartini and her four sisters received their elementary education in a Dutch-run school where they were exposed to the consuming passions of the European Age of Enlightenment. But what we might not have been conscious then about Kartini during our lessons in school, was the indelible connection between Western education and the wonderful possibilities which it offered. This was especially evidenced by the several correspondences between Kartini and her Dutch pen friend, the feminist Stella Zeehandelaar, and also between Kartini and J.H. Abendanon, the Director of Education, Industry and Religion in Java, and his wife, Rosa. In one of these letters, Kartini expressed her hopes thus :

“I have so longed to make the acquaintance of a ‘modern girl’, the proud, independent girl whom I so much admire; who confidently steps through life, cheerfully and in high spirits, full of enthusiasm and commitment, working not just for her own benefit and happiness alone but also offering herself to the wider society, working for the good of her fellow human beings.”(2) That singular passion, and obsession of spirit, to first attain a coveted education, and thereafter to associate and share that gifted knowledge and training, through the school which she founded within her community, sets Kartini apart as a notable historical figure. Her legacy, which transcended and aided in the struggle for Indonesian independence, proclaims that the road to emancipation is through schooling. In another letter, she said :

"‘By keeping the majority in ignorance one gains control’--that could be the slogan of very many high-ranking people who see with regret that others too are striving for knowledge and cultivation.”(3) 

Kartini passed away at 25 years. Her youthful ideals and their practical creations, galvanized many in Indonesia and South-East Asia, to set on that path she courageously blazed. They, including her sisters, would go on to that path and also to bravely chart new ones, for future generations. 

“Later when we have flown from the warm parental nest and are in the midst of ordinary human life, where no faithful parent’s arm is thrown protectingly around us, when the storms of life rage and rave above our heads, and no loving hands support us, and hold us fast as our feet waver – then for the first time you will see what we are.” (4)

- Kartini, “Letters of a Javanese Princess.”

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Sources/References

1. Raden Adjeng Kartini, “Letters of a Javanese Princess.” p19. Translated from Dutch by Agnes Louise Symmers. Duckworth and Company, Covent Garden. 1921

2. Lawrence, Annee, “Dangerous Women Project.” 2016

Raden Adjeng Kartini - Dangerous Women Project

3. Raden Adjeng Kartini, “Educate the Javanese!” 1903. Translated and Introduction by Jean Taylor. p88

INDO_17_0_1107130745_83_98.pdf (cornell.edu)

4. Letters of a Javanese Princess. p53

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Reposting @seedsofconsciousness_:⠀ ...⠀ "The human mind is a trickster. ⠀ We veil ourselves in order to not be transparent to our own judgment, while we still are quick to judge other people. ⠀ Perhaps we do this to be able to live with ourselves, even though we are flawed and inadequate?⠀ Nevertheless, we should reflect on this, and calmly ask ourselves when we judge another person: Wheter we might not have done the same in his/her situation.⠀ .⠀ ⠀ Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a british author, literary critic, feminist and modern thinker.⠀ Most known books include; "mrs. Dalloway",⠀ "To the lighthouse" and "Orlando".⠀ Woolf's childhood came to an abrupt end in 1895 with the death of her mother and her first mental breakdown, followed two years later by the death of her stepsister and a mother figure to her, Stella Duckworth. ⠀ From 1897 to 1901, she attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of women's higher education and the women's rights movement. ⠀ Other important influences were her Cambridge-educated brothers and unfettered access to her father's vast library. ⠀ Encouraged by her father, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. ⠀ Her father's death in 1905 caused another mental breakdown for Woolf.⠀ She became deeply troubled, and eventually developed a mental illness.⠀ Woolf is considered to be one of the most important twentieth century novelists.⠀ A modernist, she was one of the pioneers of using stream of consciousness as a narrative device, and her reputation was at its greatest during the 1930s. ⠀ Tragically she committed suicide in 1941, at the beginning of WW2, by walking into a river with her pockets filled with rocks⠀ Her writings have in later times been studied through a feministic lens, as well as being studied with a focus on mental health.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ ⠀ #virginiawoolf #poetry #literature #classic #mentalhealth #wisdom #enlightenment #life #knowledge #truth #existentialism #philosophy #feminist #meaning #philosophyquotes #quote #soul #imagination #words #janeausten #feminism #tolstoy #oscarwilde #nietzsche" — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/32aR0Ob

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At a time when Planned Parenthood is under attack, there are many things you can do to support them and the communities they serve. Visit ppnyc.org to learn how you can support Planned Parenthood of New York City, and plannedparenthood.org to take action on behalf of Planned Parenthood nationwide.

Featuring Aida Blue, Amber Valletta, Chris Vargas, Cleo Cwiek, Elise Gallant, Francisco Ramirez, Grimes, Hailey Benton Gates, Hana Pestle, Hannah Simon, Hanne Gabby Odiele, Hari Nef, Jemima Kirke, Jojo, Jordan Legessa, Karen Ortiz, Lily Newmark, Maia Ruth Lee, Paloma Elsesser, Sage Adams, Sahar Ghaheri, Selena Forrest, Shirley Fromer and Stella Tennant

Director: Harley Weir Creative Director: Jen Brill Stylist: Camilla Nickerson Makeup: Thomas de Kluyver Hair: Tina Outen Set Designer: Matt Jackson Manicure: Alicia Torello, Sonya Belakhlef Casting: Greg Krelenstein, Lisa Duckworth, Amrit Sidh Art Director: Raine Trainor

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At a time when Planned Parenthood is under attack, there are many things you can do to support them and the communities they serve. Visit www.ppnyc.org to learn how you can support Planned Parenthood of New York City, and http://bit.ly/2uTBZBC to take action on behalf of Planned Parenthood nationwide. Featuring Aida Blue, Amber Valletta, Chris Vargas, Cleo Cwiek, Elise Gallant, Francisco Ramirez, Grimes, Hailey Benton Gates, Hana Pestle, Hannah Simon, Hanne Gabby Odiele, Hari Nef, Jemima Kirke, Jojo, Jordan Legessa, Karen Ortiz, Lily Newmark, Maia Ruth Lee, Paloma Elsesser, Sage Adams, Sahar Ghaheri, Selena Forrest, Shirley Fromer and Stella Tennant Director: Harley Weir Creative Director: Jen Brill Stylist: Camilla Nickerson Makeup: Thomas de Kluyver Hair: Tina Outen Set Designer: Matt Jackson Manicure: Alicia Torello, Sonya Belakhlef Casting: Greg Krelenstein, Lisa Duckworth, Amrit Sidh Art Director: Raine Trainor