How does Virginia Woolf’s essay “A Room of One’s Own” contribute to feminist theory ?

Introduction to Literary Theory 09/12/2020

A. It suggests that the suppression of women is part of a historical climate that will naturally fade away.
B. It suggests that gender roles are conditioned by the possession of money and power.
C. It suggests that gender has power over class.
D. It suggests that education, rather than money, is needed for the liberation of women.

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