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We Should All Be Feminists Paperback – February 3, 2015

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah

"A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —Medium

In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

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A personal essay adapted from the writer's TEDx talk of the same name. Adichie, celebrated author of the acclaimed Americanah (Knopf, 2013), offers a more inclusive definition of feminism, one that strives to highlight and embrace a wide range of people and experiences. Drawing on anecdotes from her adolescence and adult life, Adichie attempts to strike down stereotypes and unpack the baggage usually associated with the term. She argues that an emphasis on feminism is necessary because to focus only on the general "human rights" is "to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that it was not women who have, for centuries, been excluded." Her focus on women of color is also an aspect of the movement that hasn't always been given its due, and Adichie works in her own experience and life as a feminist within a more conservative Nigerian culture in an organic and eye-opening way. She also points to examples in Nigeria that are unfortunately universal: a young woman who is gang-raped at a university and is then vilified and blamed for the crime, which, unfortunately, happens often in the United States. Injustices such as these, she posits, are reasons enough to be angry and outspoken. The humorous and insightful tone will engage teens and give them an accessible entry point into gender studies. This title would also work well as a discussion starter in debate and speech classes. VERDICT An eloquent, stirring must-read for budding and reluctant feminists.—Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal

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“Nuanced and rousing.” —Vogue

“Adichie is so smart about so many things.” —San Francisco Chronicle

"An enchanting plea by the award-winning Nigerian novelist to channel anger about gender inequality into positive change." —KIRKUS

"A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —Medium

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CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize; Half of a Yellow Sun, which was the recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction “Best of the Best” award; Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck and the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. Her most recent work is an essay about losing her father, Notes on Grief, and Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, a children’s book written as Nwa Grace-James. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.

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This is a modified version of a talk I delivered in December 2012 at TEDxEuston, a yearly conference focused on Africa. Speakers from diverse fields deliver concise talks aimed at challenging and inspiring Africans and friends of Africa. I had spoken at a different TED conference a few years before, giving a talk titled ‘The Danger of the Single Story’ about how stereotypes limit and shape our thinking, especially about Africa. It seems to me that the word feminist, and the idea of feminism itself, is also limited by stereotypes. When my brother Chuks and best friend Ike, both co-organizers of the TEDxEuston conference, insisted that I speak, I could not say no. I decided to speak about feminism because it is something I feel strongly about. I suspected that it might not be a very popular subject, but I hoped to start a necessary conversation. And so that evening as I stood onstage, I felt as though I was in the presence of family – a kind and attentive audience, but one that might resist the subject of my talk. At the end, their standing ovation gave me hope.

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WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS

Okoloma was one of my greatest childhood friends. He lived on my street and looked after me like a big brother: if I liked a boy, I would ask Okoloma’s opinion. Okoloma was funny and intelligent and wore cowboy boots that were pointy at the tips. In December 2005, in a plane crash in southern Nigeria, Okoloma died. It is still hard for me to put into words how I felt. Okoloma was a person I could argue with, laugh with and truly talk to. He was also the first person to call me a feminist.

I was about fourteen. We were in his house, arguing, both of us bristling with half- baked knowledge from the books we had read. I don’t remember what this particular argument was about. But I remember that as I argued and argued, Okoloma looked at me and said, ‘You know, you’re a feminist.’

It was not a compliment. I could tell from his tone – the same tone with which a person would say, ‘You’re a supporter of terrorism.’

I did not know exactly what this word feminist meant. And I did not want Okoloma to know that I didn’t know. So I brushed it aside and continued to argue. The first thing I planned to do when I got home was look up the word in the dictionary.

Now fast-forward to some years later. In 2003, I wrote a novel called Purple Hibiscus, about a man who, among other things, beats his wife, and whose story doesn’t end too well. While I was promoting the novel in Nigeria, a journalist, a nice, well-meaning man, told me he wanted to advise me. (Nigerians, as you might know, are very quick to give unsolicited advice.)

He told me that people were saying my novel was feminist, and his advice to me – he was shaking his head sadly as he spoke – was that I should never call myself a feminist, since feminists are women who are unhappy because they cannot find husbands.

So I decided to call myself a Happy Feminist.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anchor Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 3, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 110191176X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101911761
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.4 x 0.2 x 6.3 inches
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CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize; Half of a Yellow Sun, which was the recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction “Best of the Best” award; Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck and the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. Her most recent work is an essay about losing her father, Notes on Grief, and Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, a children’s book written as Nwa Grace-James. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.

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Seungah
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I’m writing this review for school but I think everyone should read this. This book is about a essay/ Ted talk about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichue’s life as being a women. She talks about how parts in her life were unfair to her and women. Like how her teacher let the person with the highest grade to be hall monitor, and she got the highest but the teacher changed it to it has to be a boy. And when she gave a worker a tip but the worker said thanks to the boy standing next to her because he is a man and apparently in the workers mind, only men can have money.

My favorite part of the book was basically the whole thing. This is the only non-fiction book I willing read and it is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It is such a convincing essay on feminism and I love how the author doesn’t blame this issue on men and has sympathy for men too. She said that if we, both genders, can change our perspective on this then our future kids can be happier that they can be freer and don’t have to listen to gender expectations.

I don’t have a least favorite part. This whole book was written beautifully written.

My question for the author is when did u start feeling like women are treated unfairly and are you going to keep writing and speaking out about it?

You should definitely read this book. I feel like feminism isn’t a huge topic that we all talk about, so I think everyone should be required to read this book. It is a short book so it’s not going to take forever to read and it has so much information. Feminism should be a more important topic that we should all learn about and reading this book and getting informed on it is how we can all start.

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Culture does not make people. People make culture.
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his book is a very short adaptation of the TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie of the same name. She talks of her experience of sexism growing up in Nigeria and how it has effected her life. It discusses why we still need feminism and why each and every person should be a feminist.

Personally, I love the eloquent way this essay is worded; it’s persuasive but doesn’t pressure you or force you into agreeing with her. It doesn’t have to because her story speaks for itself. What I think is really important is how she emphasises the way that feminism is about equality between both sexes, something which is at the core of feminism but is overlooked so often in today’s society.

This book is tiny, insightful and would make a perfect present as it also looks gorgeous. I highly recommend this to teenagers and young adults who are just being introduced to the concept on feminism, but equally anyone with an interest in the subject would also love it. It’s a great short read and one I wish every person was made to read.

By defining feminism and what it is to be a woman in the world, Adichie sends forth both comfort and a challenge. Once when I was young, my great-grandmother told me about our city before pavement, and how they were sure cars would never last because they were impractical. Had the world listened, instead of putting down pavement, we'd all still be walking or riding horses. Women today too often accept the dated definition of what it is to be female, and content themselves with walking the dirt roads when there is a better way. It requires changes. It isn't easy. It will never be easy. The day we think it is, we will have forgotten how much was given to have it.
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his book is a very short adaptation of the TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie of the same name. She talks of her experience of sexism growing up in Nigeria and how it has effected her life. It discusses why we still need feminism and why each and every person should be a feminist.

Personally, I love the eloquent way this essay is worded; it’s persuasive but doesn’t pressure you or force you into agreeing with her. It doesn’t have to because her story speaks for itself. What I think is really important is how she emphasises the way that feminism is about equality between both sexes, something which is at the core of feminism but is overlooked so often in today’s society.

This book is tiny, insightful and would make a perfect present as it also looks gorgeous. I highly recommend this to teenagers and young adults who are just being introduced to the concept on feminism, but equally anyone with an interest in the subject would also love it. It’s a great short read and one I wish every person was made to read.

By defining feminism and what it is to be a woman in the world, Adichie sends forth both comfort and a challenge. Once when I was young, my great-grandmother told me about our city before pavement, and how they were sure cars would never last because they were impractical. Had the world listened, instead of putting down pavement, we'd all still be walking or riding horses. Women today too often accept the dated definition of what it is to be female, and content themselves with walking the dirt roads when there is a better way. It requires changes. It isn't easy. It will never be easy. The day we think it is, we will have forgotten how much was given to have it.
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Look, I think of myself as a feminist. But I have read books about feminism that were the most BORING books ever written! This is not one of those! BUT the title kept me from reading it. Not because it is a bad title, but because it looked like it would be boring like those others.

It was far from long and boring. If you are lucky enough to get to have the audio version read by the author there is an extra treat.

Since I didn't read the book along with listening I can only give my impression of what I think the tree-book is like. I think it is short essays on different aspects of the feminine daily life, especially the world Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie lives in. Her voice and accent make this a delight to hear. The stories/essays are enlighting to intellect and soul.

This is a short read. I read it in an hour before going to bed. So don't look at it with fear like I did. It's good and fast!

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A New Fan of Chimamanda!
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I ordered this book used through Amazon's third party vendor and it was in PERFECT condition. Pages were crisp and text was on the larger side, but easy to read for someone like me whose Dyspraxic.

Although!! I had to say, I was certainly surprised when I opened the package to see an even smaller book! Overall, I'd say it was about the size of an A6 journal (pocketbook) and only 50pgs.

BUT! Then I had learned this was actually a styled transcript of one of Chimamanda's TEDTalks from a few years back, and it is a WONDERFUL read! Cannot emphasize this enough.

When it comes to this read, she brings you into a new pair of shoes, located in Nigeria and challenges you to think of the definition of 'feminist' and what that word inspires- or the opposite distain thereof- to those around it. What intrigued me the most was how, even from across the world, I had seen so many similarities between our cultures and the constricting sexual expectations that they create. Chimamanda takes you through the pivotal moments of her life, directly relating to her sex and the surprising lack of understanding from her peers- Men and women alike. We are then left to theorize how to make our futures better, and the steps we can do to possibly improve.

Chimamnda is a feminist, and this book will explain what and why that means.

I hope you enjoyed this light read as much as I did!!

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Natasha Phiri
Simply amazing....
Reviewed in Canada on April 24, 2021
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The thing about her writers voice, especially to a black African Female Read, is her ability to draw you in as though she was sitting right across conversing with you. Her work is so related, and easy to understand. It is not filled with pompous empty big unnecessary words that most feminists use to put across a point. I might be biased because I am a black African woman with similar childhood experiences that she writes about, but that's the fact that helps me relate with her. She tells my story is ways no other feminist can. Because she understands the female point view of what it means to be a female African feminist. Love her truly.

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Everyone should read this essay
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I’ll start this review with a personal anecdote.

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I were discussing what he would like to do for his birthday. He said that he would like to stay in a really fancy hotel that we had been looking into staying in for a while. I thought that this was a great idea and since it is six months until his birthday it gives me time to save up. When I told him this, he became sweetly defensive and told me that he didn’t expect me to pay for it. This was lovely of him to say because I earn substantially less than him. What I earn in a month he can in 3 times that amount in a week. However, it will be his birthday and I told him no, that I will pay for it. We then argued for a bit and I posed the question to him asking if it was my birthday and I wanted to stay somewhere would he let me pay and he became quiet before agreeing that he wouldn’t let me. When I asked him what the difference was his response was….wait for it…. “because I am a man.”

Apparently you need to have a penis to pay for hotels these days. Who knew?

Now my boyfriend is a good guy, he is respectful and he does believe that everyone (not just women) should have equal rights and I would even say that he is a bit of a male feminist. However, these ideals of men have money, they pay for things, this is how the world works mentality is so ingrained in our minds and societal functionality that even he slipped up and made this faux pas.

This whole theme of male power is the concentration of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay, We Should All Be Feminists. This essay was only written a few years ago but the same issues are happening everyday in modern society: men get paid more for the same jobs that women do; men still hold the majority of high paid positions; women still take on the bulk of housework whilst holding down a full time job. Now, of course, you could argue that these are massive generalisations and I am homogenising groups for my own pleasure but, come on, even you (dear review reader) have to admit that there is some truth in what I am saying.

Please give this short essay a read; it is fascinating in the fact that many things that we take for granted – both women and men (linguistic flip intended) – and gives us a deeper insight into modern society and how much things have changed yet how much there is still yet to achieve.

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is available now.

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Wikku
Quick read for everyone
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The author speeds directly about an issue, the solution of which is very simple - we should all be feminists 😌

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Henrique
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O livro é curto pois afinal de contas ele é a adaptação de uma palestra Ted ministrado pela autora e as palestras Ted são conhecidas por serem curtas, mas ao mesmo tempo esclarecedoras. E neste objetivo esse livro não falha. Ele é importante pois podemos entender as bases do feminismo e o porquê ele é importante na construção de a sociedade mais justa. Recomendo a leitura.

Quanto ao nível de inglês, acredito que quem está no nível A2/B1 não vá ter muitos problemas.

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Malex
Un livre que tout le monde devrait avoir lu
Reviewed in France on June 7, 2017
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"We should all be feminist" est en réalité la transcription d’une conférence TED Talk donnée par Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie en 2012 et dans lequel elle aborde la nécessité du féminisme dans notre société. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie est une autrice nigériane, son roman "Americanah" a connu un succès mondial et elle est une des figures majeures de l’afro-féminisme.

Ce court essai de 50 pages est également disponible en français sous le titre Nous sommes tous des féministes, traduction complètement ratée qui perd le sens d’origine : nous devrions tous être féministes. La nuance est quand même non négligeable et c’est d’ailleurs tout le propos de ce livre !

A travers son expérience personnelle, Chimamanda revient sur les bases du féminisme et les principales problématiques auxquelles les femmes font face aujourd’hui : le harcèlement, l’intimidation, l’éducation genrée qui imprègne les enfants de clichés sexistes, la difficulté de se revendiquer féministe dans un monde qui a diabolisé ce mot, jusqu’au sexisme intériorisé par certaines femmes qui nuit non seulement à elles-mêmes mais à toute la cause féministe.

Le format TED Talk a l’avantage de rendre le texte particulièrement facile d’accès (la VO se lit très bien sans avoir un excellent niveau d’anglais) et pédagogique. Pour ma part, étant déjà bien sensibilisée à ce sujet, je n’y ai d’ailleurs pas appris grand-chose mais le récit de Chimamanda résonne avec mon expérience et ça fait du bien parfois de pouvoir lire un texte qui nous fait dire "MAIS OUI, c’est exactement ça !" toutes les deux pages. Cependant l’essai étant très court, il reste en surface et n’aborde pas du tout les questions de genre qui vont bien au-delà de la dichotomie homme/femme.

C’est en tout cas un livre que je mettrai entre toutes les mains, il est à la fois une bonne introduction pour les personnes peu sensibilisées au sujet qu’un moment de répit pour les féministes aguerri•es. Il permet aussi d’avoir le point de vue et le vécu d’une femme noire, une sorte de double peine qu’il n’est pas toujours évident de percevoir en tant que féministe blanche.

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