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English writer and modernist pioneer who revolutionized the novel through her innovative use of stream of consciousness, interior monologue, and non-linear narrative. Works like 'Mrs Dalloway' (1925), 'To the Lighthouse' (1927), and 'Orlando' (1928) explored consciousness, time, and gender with radical originality. Her essay 'A Room of One's Own' (1929) remains a foundational feminist text arguing that women need financial independence and private space to create art. A central figure of the Bloomsbury Group, she co-founded the Hogarth Press with her husband Leonard. She struggled with mental illness throughout her life.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica