Review of 'Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
4.5 stars. Very short and concise, very optimist rather than angry. I wish I knew a new mum of a girl to give this to. [prtf]
paperback, 80 pages
English language
Published July 10, 2018 by Anchor.
A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a childhood friend, a new mother who wanted to know how to raise her baby girl to be a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie’s letter of response: fifteen invaluable suggestions—direct, wryly funny, and perceptive—for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. Filled with compassionate guidance and advice, it gets right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century, and starts a new and urgently needed conversation about what it really means to be a woman today.
4.5 stars. Very short and concise, very optimist rather than angry. I wish I knew a new mum of a girl to give this to. [prtf]