![]() ![]() “Adichie has partly written Dear Ijeawele to reclaim the word feminism from its abusers and misusers. Powerful and life-affirming, offering wisdom for everyone.” - The Village Voice ![]() 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. “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’). 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.” - The Washington Post ![]() Her new book offers 15 ways that we can encourage girls to be strong, to plant seeds of feminism. ![]() “Adichie epitomizes and epistolizes our potential in Dear Ijeawele." -Sloane Crosely, Vanity Fair Chimamanda is one of my favorite authors.” -Amber Tamblyn, GQ “I love this book so much, for many reasons. “ Dear Ijeawele is a volume as fierce and illuminating as bringing up a confident daughter, both with love at their core.” - O, The Oprah Magazine ![]()
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