In this short essay, Virginia Woolf reflects that in her time, women had no wealth to pass down, no colleges of their own, and no rooms where they could shut the door and write. Men dined on luxury and conversation that fueled their creativity, while women were scraping together pennies to build schools. What Woolf really shows us is that genies isn’t just about talent, it’s about conditions. Who gets time, money , and space to think? Who doesn’t? And that questions is still worth asking today.
