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Women's Library : A Life of One’s Own: Independence and Identity in the 1920s and 1930s

  • 6 Week Literature Course
  • Wednesday 31st October – Wednesday 5th December 2007
  • 6.30 – 8pm
  • £55/£45 concessions

    • The decision to have 'a life of one's own, not an existence doled out to you by others', was one of the key themes of the inter-war years, expressed as vehemently in the literature of the period as by women themselves.

    This six week course will examine fiction such as Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, The Daughters of the Late Colonel by Katherine Mansfield, All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West, and The New House by Lettice Cooper; also Virginia Woolf's A Room of One Own, and a discussion of art deco designer Clarice Cliff, whose life and work reflected the quest for individuality.

    It is led by writer and lecturer, Lynn Knight, author of the biography, Clarice Cliff.

    How to Book

  • Call 020 7320 2222 or email moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk giving your name, the events you want to book and a contact number and we'll call you back.
  • Alternatively, book in person at The Women's Library reception desk.
  • Or, book by post, sending details of the date/event for which tickets are required, any concession details, and a cheque payable to The Women's Library (address at bottom).

    • Opening Hours:

  • Exhibitions: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm; Thursday until 8pm; Saturday 10am-4pm; closed Sunday.
  • Reading Room: Tuesday - Friday, 9.30am-5pm; Thursday until 8pm; Saturday 10am-4pm; closed Sunday.

    • Public Transport:

  • Nearest Tube: Aldgate East
  • Buses: 15, 25, 40, 42, 67, 78, 100, 115, 205, 254, 705

    • The Women's Library

  • London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT

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