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Date of birth
She was born into an affluent household in South Kensington, London. -
A bad experience for her
Her mother died and she suffered from her first mental breakdown. -
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Her studies
She attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of women's higher education and the women's rights movement. -
The beginning of her writing career
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A second ordeal led her to Bloomsbury
Her father's death caused Woolf to have another mental breakdown. Following his death, the Stephen family moved from Kensington to the more bohemian Bloomsbury, where they adopted a free-spirited lifestyle. It was in Bloomsbury where, in conjunction with the brothers' intellectual friends, they formed the artistic and literary Bloomsbury Group. -
Her marriage
She married Leonard Woolf, and the couple founded the Hogarth Press, which published much of her work. -
Her first novel
She published her first novel, The Voyage Out, through her half-brother's publishing house, Gerald Duckworth and Company. -
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A problematic life
Throughout her life, Woolf was troubled by her mental illness. She was institutionalised several times and attempted suicide at least twice. -
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Her majestic novels
Her best-known works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and Orlando (1928). -
Her death
Woolf died by drowning herself in the River Ouse at Lewes.
