Virginia Woolf, an original and thought-provoking feminist author, inspired women to fight for equality and question the opportunities available to women in literature . Through her diaries, novels, and poems, she stunned her readers with something they had never seen before: women rebelling. Woolf was frustrated with women and the untouched and suppressed skills they harbor. She once said: "Women have sat inside for millions of years, so that in that moment the very walls are permeated by the force they created, which has, indeed, so overloaded the capacity of bricks and mortar that it had to be exploited for pens and brushes, business and politics” (Feminist 595). Woolf sought to eliminate perceived ideas about women and enlighten readers about the skills women possess. Feminism is the idea of ​​economic, community and political equality between the sexes. Women aspired to the same opportunities as men. They wanted to be able to change the world. In the 19th century, educators, psychologists, sociologists, and the media helped make women believe that living as housewives and mothers would be the only life that would bring them contentment. Women had very limited opportunities to express their feelings or skills. As many may think, women are treated equally today due to the feminist movement. In fact, some women in third world countries are denied access to education and schooling because of their gender. Feminism, over the years, has become socially known with the publication of more than thirty national feminist information and opinion magazines. The feminist movement occurred in three “waves.” The first wave began in the 19th century and ended in the 20th century. It was the first time that the word ...... middle of paper ......n only to men. Women also campaign for reproductive rights; the ability of women to make their own reproductive decisions for themselves and their families. Many believe that women should have the choice between abortion and access to contraceptives, without any restrictions from the government. In the workplace, salaries are sometimes not equal between the sexes. Women can perform the same quantity and quality of work, but be paid less because of their gender. These debates will continue until complete equality between the sexes is achieved. Virginia Woolf was a columnist, feminist critic and novelist. His work consists of five volumes of collected essays and reviews, two biographies, two libertarian books, a volume of selections from his diary, nine novels, and a volume of short stories. Her literature influenced many other feminist and modernist writers, even posthumously..