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    Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

    Written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Narrated by January LaVoy

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    Editor's Note

    Mother’s Day…

    How do you prepare your children for all the good and the bad and the -isms of the world? Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book is a letter written to a friend who wondered if she should raise her daughter to be a feminist or not. It’s a celebration of our differences, a champion of diversity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 7, 2017
    ISBN9780525494690
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    Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
    Author

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of Purple Hibiscus, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction; and acclaimed story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Americanah, was published around the world in 2013, received numerous awards and was named one of New York Times Ten Books of the Year. A recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.

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    Reviews for Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

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    • 4/5
      Highly educational and fun. The audio book was fantastic.
    • 5/5
      This is a great primer for any parent that wants to raise feminist children, boys or girls, and is written with love and tenderness.
    • 5/5
      Amazing and thought provoking. This book is about feminism, and it largely outlines how to be a kind person. Maybe one requires the other?
    • 5/5
      Wow! I believe that every parent raising a child – not just a girl but any child – should read / listen to this book. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s words are both wise and extremely helpful. Even I as an 18 year old girl found them to be helpful to me, regardless of the fact that I am not yet raising a child.
    • 5/5
      A beautiful eloquent discussion for Mom and daughter. A must read!
    • 4/5
      I want the physical copy for my future sons and daughters! ❤️
    • 5/5
      My daugther is 9 yrs. old and I found this suggestions very mindful
    • 5/5
      I might not be a mother, but I am a teacher, and this is definitely something I need to use more with my students. It's very clear in each point she does, and gives excellent examples. Everybody should read this.
    • 5/5
      i loved every minute of it! very informative and eye opening.
    • 5/5
      So many beautiful quotes that I can't keep track of them all! Feminism is not something that anyone should be afraid of! Everyone should be a feminist.
    • 5/5
      I will keep this book forever and gift to my friends in the future who become pregnant. Such an important read
    • 5/5
      All the most important things said in a nutshell :) pretty good book
    • 5/5
      I feel like I need to listen to this over and over again. Such sound advice on how to raise my daughter to know her worth and find her happiness
    • 5/5
      Really great on audio and Chimamanda always manages to speak about important topics so eloquently and intelligently. Highly recommend!
    • 5/5
      Brilliant synopsis of how to raise an independent daughter. Although Adiche was clearly speaking to a POC, her words transcend race, gender and ethnicity. We can all learn something about raising children to respect themselves and each other through these beautiful words. These are lessons that honestly should be taught at home and at school.
      This will be one I listen to again and again.
    • 5/5
      Beautifully written, I would have loved to hear her speak this in person ❤️
    • 5/5
      Learned a lot! Should be a must read for all parents and parents-to-be.
    • 5/5
      Magnificent! it's not a guide but a kind and clearly manifesto.
    • 5/5
      Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It was a really great manifesto/letter I really resonate with
    • 5/5
      Short and sweet, and full of wisdom ?. I was a Chimamanda fan since “the thing around your neck “
    • 5/5
      A carefully written piece of literature which is fun to read.
    • 5/5
      This book was short and super true, really easy to listen to.
    • 5/5
      “If somebody is afraid with the word ‘Feminist’ ask them to read this book. Chimamanda wrote this as a response to a childhood friend who she asked her ‘how to raise a feminist daughter’. I think this book should be read by everyone, parent or not. It teaches universal values in equality, and basically some guidances on how to raise a decent human being.”