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“Teach her that her standards are for her alone, and not for other people.”
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
“Never, ever link Chizalum’s appearance with morality. Never tell her that a short skirt is “immoral.” Make dressing a question of taste and attractiveness instead of a question of morality.”
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
“Encourage her to speak her mind, to say what she really thinks, to speak truthfully. And then praise her when she does. Praise her especially when she takes a stand that is difficult or unpopular because it happens to be her honest position.”
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
“Cooking, by the way, is a useful and practical life skill for a boy to have—I’ve never thought it made much sense to leave such a crucial thing—the ability to nourish oneself—in the hands of others.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
“Tell her that some people are gay, and some are not. A little child has two daddies or two mommies because some people just do. Tell her that some people go to mosque and others go to church and others go to different places of worship and still others don’t worship at all, because that is just the way it is for some people.”
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Beth’s 2024 Year in Books
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372 books
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880 books
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291 books
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