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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

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From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today–written as a letter to a friend.

A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie’s letter of response.

Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions–compelling, direct, wryly funny, and perceptive–for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. From encouraging her to choose a helicopter, and not only a doll, as a toy if she so desires; having open conversations with her about clothes, makeup, and sexuality; debunking the myth that women are somehow biologically arranged to be in the kitchen making dinner, and that men can "allow" women to have full careers, Dear Ijeawele goes right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century. It will start a new and urgently needed conversation about what it really means to be a woman today.

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"In We Should All Be Feminists, Adichie distilled the essence of feminism into a powerful treatise. Now, in Dear Ijeawele, she goes a step further and covers every feminist topic you can imagine–domestic chores, gendered language, female sexuality, objectification, race, and much more. I am amazed at Adichie’s ability to communicate so effectively and efficiently. If you liked We Should All Be Feminists, you will LOVE Dear Ijeawele." Kate Scott, Book Riot, "The Best Books We Read in February"

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"Personal and urgent... Adichie is passionate about equality. Her new book offers 15 ways that we can encourage girls to be strong, to plant seeds of feminism. But more than that, Adichie hopes the book will help 'move us toward a world that is more gender equal.' Doing so means knocking down ingrained assumptions about how men and women think and behave." Nora Krug, The Washington Post

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"Adichie’s suggestions are logical and stated clearly, full of her dry wit, and range from the obvious ('Do it together') to the bold ('Reject likeability'). The more radical suggestions are the ones that encourage mothers to be complete human beings, not merely 'hosts.' And as much as this is a book written to mothers of daughters, fathers of daughters would benefit from reading it, too; parents in general would do well to try to raise children who won’t have to grow up and read it at all... Powerful and life-affirming, offering wisdom for everyone." Nia Hampton, The Village Voice

About the Author

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker and Granta. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus; Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize; Americanah, which won the NBCC Award and was a New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck; and the essay We Should All Be Feminists. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.

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mccaly28 , September 20, 2017 (view all comments by mccaly28)
"Teach her that if you criticize X in women but do not criticize X in men, then you do not have a problem with X, you have a problem with women." This book is short and inspirational. Though I wish the reader for the audiobook had been Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie herself this book is powerful. It reads as a letter to a friend on how to raise a feminist daughter. Adichie's strength is in laying out specific feminist how-to's for all genders that encourage equality and gives power - not empowers - women. From expecting partners to be equal in marriage and saying women shouldn't compromise where men aren't expected to compromise to sharing the load of cooking and support this book touches on big pieces of modern life and feminism. Adichie also acknowledges her weaknesses and says she focuses on heterosexual relationships because it's what she knows to speak to. She talks about the importance of questioning cultural norms and why things are the way they are. She encourages equality and strong women. This is a great book that outlines ways we can make a future more equal for everyone. Everyone should read it and consider how these actions would change the world.

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Rita , April 22, 2017 (view all comments by Rita)
There is so much wisdom packed into this small book -- and, although it is written in a casual voice, as if written to a friend, it is powerful and elegant and oh, so timely. This would be a perfect gift for new parents (or somebody graduating from high school or college.) It is as important for men as for women, and as important for those who consider themselves feminists as for those who do not (or don't really know whether they do....) It is the lessons from Ms. Adichie's book "Americanah" distilled into 80 easy to read pages....

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80
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Author:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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