![]() ![]() ![]() Secondly, the very fact that We Should All Be Feminists exists in print points to its positive impact. It’s dismaying that a statement which ought to be self-evident by now can still be deemed provocative, but Adichie already deserves praise for proudly asserting her belief in a movement which is misunderstood and maligned by so many. No one is excluded, no one is exempt from its lessons, and thus Adichie’s manifesto has such broad appeal that a sample of it features in Beyoncé’s chart song ‘Flawless’ a copy of it was given to every sixteen-year-old student in Sweden in 2015 and in January 2017 Portland Oregon’s Broadway Books decided to distribute it for free in protest at Donald Trump’s inauguration.Įven before opening We Should All Be Feminists, two things about it suggest that it’s an important book. ![]() It has been embraced by millions of people as modern feminism’s call to arms, a call which has reverberated across the globe and aims to rally people irrespective of nationality, race, class background, political persuasion and gender. We Should All Be Feminists is a book everyone should read. Review by Juliette Deblue, bookshop volunteer We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ![]()
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