The military has been a preserve of men, women are not allowed to be in the military. Woolf believes that there is a connection between domestic tyranny and fascism, she says, ‘……the public and the private worlds are inseparably connected that the tyrannies and servilities of the one are the tyrannies and servilities of the other.’ (Virginia, 1938) By this, she means that fascism is patriarchy that has been extended to its maximum. Coercion and dominance of women by men are also considered an extension to how it connects to coercion and dominance of citizens by dictators. The paper further considers how Woolf views social institutions like education, profession and press play a role in promoting war.

It also assesses the association between militarism and the idea of masculinity and femininity. This paper discusses the relationship between private and public worlds as seen by Virginia Woolf. The book is published before the Second World War has just started indicating that it was written during the military rule of Adolf Hitler to express inequalities in all aspects of life including social and gender. She further assesses the effect of an institution like government, church and the general social order on the life and the wellbeing of a woman. Woolf uses this book to explore social, economic and financial aspects affecting the life of a woman. The Book Three Guineas (1938) by Virginia Woolf is a representation of women emancipation and the fight for the right of women. When writing a book, play, novel or a poem, the author intends to pass a specific message to the reader.

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