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Killing the Angel in the House was part of the occupation of a woman writer.

-Woolf, (Adeline) Virginia ne¤  e Stephen
  'Professions forWomen', lecture to the National Society for Women's Service, 21Jan.Woolf's solutionwas to throw the inkpot at theAngel (the embodiment of stereotypedVictorian femininity) whenever she appeared.

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