We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Jul 2014 · Sold by Vintage

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

I loved this book. This gave me a new way to observe the way that I raise my children (boys and one girl) because the points she made were ever so much correct and direct. I'm ever so grateful to have her read this book. Thank You

Every fact in this book isn't real, I studied all of these facts and sent proven to not be true. Feminism is a cheap way of saying "I'm lazy and don't work as hard, but I should still get payed the amount of money for a 20 hour shift." Is is a discrace against hard workers! I HATE THIS BOOK 😡, There is only 2 genders, and I love Trump and I am a proud Republican!

I loved this talk, because she used perfect words to describe things in a non-aggressive light. Usually, when people hear the word 'feminists', they think of a bunch of angry, man hating women. This talk explained that the true meaning behind that word is equality and respect for both sexes.

About the author

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into thirty languages and has appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, The O. Henry Prize Stories, Financial Times, and Zoetrope: All-Story. 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; and the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, both national bestsellers. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.