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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
A stunning essay starting with the personal reclamation of the word feminist at different points/from different people in her life, and using those examples as mirrors to larger reckonings in the world, as well as issuing challenges to why we should all be feminists. The audiobook is read by the narrator, which I highly recommend.
Everybody should read this short transcription of her TED talk
The message is loud and clear and simple. We should all be feminists.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a compelling and accessible exploration of what feminism means in the modern world. Through personal anecdotes and clear, thoughtful prose, Adichie invites readers to reconsider gender roles and embrace equality for all.
inspiring
fast-paced
Bought this book from a McNally Jackson on my trip to New York, as a sort of introduction to Adiche before I read something bigger like Dreamcount.
I finished this before the flight home could even take off.
Solid points, albeit perhaps not the most earth shattering in 2025. She essentially lists down the ways Nigerian society continues to subjugate women despite the legal rights women are afforded, peppered with anecdotes to highlight these beats.
I finished this before the flight home could even take off.
Solid points, albeit perhaps not the most earth shattering in 2025. She essentially lists down the ways Nigerian society continues to subjugate women despite the legal rights women are afforded, peppered with anecdotes to highlight these beats.
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
informative
fast-paced
inspiring
fast-paced
Tiny, yet powerful talk...
“We teach girls shame. Close your legs. Cover yourself. We. an make them feel as though by being born female, they are already guilty of something. And so girls grow up to be women who cannot say they have desire. Who silence themselves. Who cannot say it they have desire. Who silence themselves. Who cannot say what they truly think. Who have turned pretense into an art form.”
“We teach girls shame. Close your legs. Cover yourself. We. an make them feel as though by being born female, they are already guilty of something. And so girls grow up to be women who cannot say they have desire. Who silence themselves. Who cannot say it they have desire. Who silence themselves. Who cannot say what they truly think. Who have turned pretense into an art form.”