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What was the primary focus of the article?
What was the primary focus of the article?
Why did many women writers use pen names or pseudonyms?
Why did many women writers use pen names or pseudonyms?
During which centuries did women writers start to gain recognition?
During which centuries did women writers start to gain recognition?
What were women primarily confined to in the male-dominated society mentioned in the article?
What were women primarily confined to in the male-dominated society mentioned in the article?
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What traditional roles were women assigned to before the 18th century?
What traditional roles were women assigned to before the 18th century?
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Why did many women writers use male pseudonyms to publish their work?
Why did many women writers use male pseudonyms to publish their work?
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What restriction did social class impose on women's engagement with literature?
What restriction did social class impose on women's engagement with literature?
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In 'A Room of One’s Own', what did Virginia Woolf describe about women's lives?
In 'A Room of One’s Own', what did Virginia Woolf describe about women's lives?
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What is one of the challenges faced by women writers, as mentioned in the text?
What is one of the challenges faced by women writers, as mentioned in the text?
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What did women need according to Virginia Woolf in 'A Room of One’s Own'?
What did women need according to Virginia Woolf in 'A Room of One’s Own'?
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Women writers in history faced no struggles or challenges in a male-dominated society.
Women writers in history faced no struggles or challenges in a male-dominated society.
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Many women writers could not read and write due to limited access to education.
Many women writers could not read and write due to limited access to education.
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Women writers emerged as well-known authors only in the 21st century.
Women writers emerged as well-known authors only in the 21st century.
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Women writers challenged societal norms and expectations in the process of fighting for men's rights.
Women writers challenged societal norms and expectations in the process of fighting for men's rights.
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Women writers were able to freely publish their work without facing any prejudice before the 18th century.
Women writers were able to freely publish their work without facing any prejudice before the 18th century.
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High-class women in the society had a higher rate of literacy compared to lower-class women.
High-class women in the society had a higher rate of literacy compared to lower-class women.
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Women were actively encouraged to participate in political and economic activities in the society before the 18th century.
Women were actively encouraged to participate in political and economic activities in the society before the 18th century.
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Virginia Woolf, in 'A Room of One’s Own,' emphasized the need for women to have creative ideas.
Virginia Woolf, in 'A Room of One’s Own,' emphasized the need for women to have creative ideas.
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The Bronte sisters, Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte, published their works under their real names to gain recognition.
The Bronte sisters, Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte, published their works under their real names to gain recognition.
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Women writers faced no challenges in finding an unbiased audience for their work before the rise of feminism in literature.
Women writers faced no challenges in finding an unbiased audience for their work before the rise of feminism in literature.
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