Virginia Woolf

25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941

Virginia Woolf,the British novelist,born of privilege,experienced the mood swings of bipolar disorder her entire life. She wrote to make sense out of her mental chaos and gain control of madness;and was greatly admired for her creative insight into human nature. She was tolerated by friends and family,receiving great care and understanding during her entire life and because of this,never had to face institutionalization,the only medical “treatment” in those days. She died at her own hand by filling her pockets with stones and walking into a nearby river. The cause of death was determined as “Suicide,while the balance of her mind was disturbed.”