We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name.

'I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently...'

What does "feminism" mean today?

In this personal, eloquently argued essay - adapted from her much-admired Tedx talk of the same name - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's exploration of what it means to be a woman now - an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

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This is a well-written primer that probably won't provide much in the way of shocking, relevatory information to feminists, but it could be very useful for enl8ghtening someone who rejects the label without understanding it. Adichie comes across as so charismatic and warm that she breaks down walls of resistance and broadens the audience to help some folks begin to engage in this vitally.important conversation.

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