A first hand record of working class womens experiences in early twentieth century england life as we have known it is a unique view of lives virginia woolf described as still half hidden in profound obscurity the women write about growing up in poverty going into domestic service being a hat factory worker or a miners wife concerned about the colliery baths and. Buy life as we have known it the voices of working class women virago modern classics reprint by llewelyn davies margaret isbn 0880809784987 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Life as we know it is a 2010 american romantic comedy film directed by greg berlanti starring katherine heigl and josh duhamel it was released on october 8 2010 after sneak previews in 811 theaters on october 2 2010 plot holly berenson is the owner of a small atlanta . 3 virginia woolfs life as we have known it essay was first published in a variant form as memories of a working womens guild in the yale review 28 in september 1930 all quotations from memories of a working womens guild in this article will be drawn from the essays of virginia woolf ed s n clarke vol 5 london 2009