![]() The author, prolific Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, structured the book as a response to a letter from a friend, a new mother who asked Adichie how to raise her infant daughter to be a feminist.Īmongst her first suggestions, Adichie addresses the disparities that often occur between raising boys and raising girls, even early in life. ![]() ![]() Now, with that clarification in mind, we can continue.ĭear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions was exactly what the title claims to be. Some people prefer the term “humanist”, or “egalitarian”, but let me be clear - they refer to the same principle that all people, all men and all women, are equal. It’s really very simple:įeminism is the belief that men and women have inherently equal value. “Feminism” - I know, it’s a word that can scare a lot of people away, but before we dive into this month’s book review we are going to address the meaning of what it means to be a feminist. ![]()
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