We Should All be Feminists

Paperback, 52 pages

English language

Published Aug. 14, 2015 by Vintage.

ISBN:
978-1-101-91176-1
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OCLC Number:
895117279

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In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, 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 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 -- and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

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...what it shows is how that word feminist is so heavy with baggage, negative baggage: you hate men, you hate bras, you hate African culture, you think women should always be in charge, you don't wear make-up, you don't shave, you're always angry, you don't have a sense of humour, you don't use deodorant.

This book is, very simply, a meditation on the connotations of being a 'feminist'. Adichie draws on personal experiences to elaborate on not only a need for the word in lexicons the world over, but also a need for the word to permeate our societies and cultures. A short but powerful read.



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  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Nigerian Authors
  • Gender Studies
  • Sex differences (Psychology)
  • Biography
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Feminists
  • Social conditions
  • Essays
  • Feminism & Feminist Theory
  • Feminism
  • Women

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