Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Narrated by January LaVoy
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
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.
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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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Highly educational and fun. The audio book was fantastic.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great primer for any parent that wants to raise feminist children, boys or girls, and is written with love and tenderness.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing and thought provoking. This book is about feminism, and it largely outlines how to be a kind person. Maybe one requires the other?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow! 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.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A beautiful eloquent discussion for Mom and daughter. A must read!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I want the physical copy for my future sons and daughters! ❤️
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My daugther is 9 yrs. old and I found this suggestions very mindful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I 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.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i loved every minute of it! very informative and eye opening.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So 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.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I will keep this book forever and gift to my friends in the future who become pregnant. Such an important read
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the most important things said in a nutshell :) pretty good book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I 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
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really great on audio and Chimamanda always manages to speak about important topics so eloquently and intelligently. Highly recommend!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant 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. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautifully written, I would have loved to hear her speak this in person ❤️
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learned a lot! Should be a must read for all parents and parents-to-be.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Magnificent! it's not a guide but a kind and clearly manifesto.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It was a really great manifesto/letter I really resonate with
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short and sweet, and full of wisdom ?. I was a Chimamanda fan since “the thing around your neck “
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A carefully written piece of literature which is fun to read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was short and super true, really easy to listen to.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5“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.”