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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a powerful guide that offers practical advice on raising children with feminist values. It originated from a letter written to a friend seeking advice on how to empower her daughter to reject gender roles. Adichie provides concise reflections and suggestions to encourage girls in embracing equality, strength, and independence.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in insightful, practical guidance on raising children with feminist values, especially in a cultural context. It presents a personal yet universally resonant perspective, filled with engaging, thought-provoking suggestions for nurturing equality and empowerment. If you appreciate works that blend personal narrative with broader cultural insights, this book will likely appeal to you.

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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!**

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.

The Inspiring Guide to Raising a Feminist from global bestselling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Dream Count, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now! 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. β€˜Take note world. When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells you to listen, you listen’ STYLIST

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dear Ijeawele is celebrated for its straightforward yet profound advice on raising girls with a feminist mindset. The book employs a personal and powerful epistolary approach to convey its political message, urging the belief that women matter equally without conditions. Critics highlight its capacity to inspire both girls and boys toward a future where individuals are true to themselves, underlined by Adichie's storytelling prowess and incisive social insight.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008275709

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 175.0mm

Weight: 70g

Pages: 80

About the Author

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than 55 languages and has appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, The O. Henry Prize Stories, and Financial Times. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; Half of a Yellow Sun, which was the recipient of the Women's Prize for Fiction "Winner of Winners" award; Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck; the essays We Should All Be Feminists, Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, and Notes on Grief; and Mama's Sleeping Scarf, a book for children. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.

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