Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, and Georgia O'Keeffe:
A Comparative Chronology


Year Virginia Woolf T. S. Eliot Georgia O'Keeffe
1882 Virginia Stephen b. Jan 25 . .
1887 . . Georgia O'Keeffe b. Nov. 15
1888 (6) T.S. Eliot b. Sept. 26 (1)
1895 (13)death of mother, Julia Stephen. Possible sucide attempt; 1st breakdown (7) (8)
1897 (15) Death of Stella Duckworth. Begins diary. Reading in father's library. Greek & history classes King's college (10) (11)
1902 (20) Begins private Greek lessons wi Janet Case (14) (15)
1904 (22) death of Leslie Stephen (father); move to Gordon Sq. w/ Vanessa & bros.; 2nd serious breakdown; suicide attempt 3 mos. w/ Violet Dickinson; Dec. 14 1st review published Guardian (16) (16-17) Attending Chatham in Virginia since 1903
1905 (23) Giving classes for working class at Morley; publishes 35 articles & reviews "Thursday evenings" start Bloomsbury (17) Attends Milton Academy, Boston; publishes 5 poems in Smith Academy Record and Harvard Advocate (18)Attending Art Institute, Chicago, studying under John Vanderpoel
1906 (24) Thoby (brother) dies typhoid on trip to Greece wi sisters; publishes 21 reviews, most TLS
1907 (25) Vanessa marries Clive Bell; move to Fitzroy Sq.; 9 articles; begins 1st novel
1908 (26) 19 articles & reviews; 100pp VO
1909 pub. HA; (27) 16 articles & rev.; to Florence
1910 1910 First Postimpressionist Exhibition; him to (28) Volunteers to wk Women's suffrage of tradition; Dreadnought hoax 4 reviews; cont. wk on VO
1911 (29) shares house wi Adrian, Keynes, Grant, Woolf
1912 (30) Feb 2 wks in nursing home; May, LW proposes; VO finished marries Leonard Woolf, 10 August
1913 (31) Voyage Out accepted for publication; delayed b/c breakdown & suicide attempt