Based on lectures given at colleges of Cambridge and first published by the Hogarth Press in 1929, A Room of One's Own is an extensive essay on the status of women writers and a powerful call for autonomy and recognition. Furthermore, it addresses reactionary critics and lays the groundwork for a history of women’s literature. The text is also a triumph of imagination, featuring an iconic paragraph that envisions the fate of a fictional sister of Shakespeare. As a foundational and widely studied feminist polemic that touches both on literature and politics, A Room of One's Own is essential reading for those who wish to understand the progress that has been made in women's rights and the challenges still ahead of us.