![]() ![]() It's brief and accessible, clear-eyed and level-headed, empathetic, and determined. Just as the classic definition of "feminism" is wonderfully straightforward - "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes" - Adichie's essay is probably the most accessible exploration of feminism you'll read anywhere on the Internet. ![]() ![]() Oh, the lies we tell ourselves when we're afraid. So how could I write intelligently about Adichie's essay if I couldn't situate it within the movement? Is it possible to write about feminism without knowing everything there is to know about feminism? I'll wave the flag, sure, but I doubt I could skillfully argue my way between first-, second-, and third-wave feminist beliefs, and I certainly haven't read the cornerstones of the movement: The Second Sex, The Feminine Mystique, Audre Lorde. I hate to admit it, but I'm one of those woefully under-read feminists. When my editor asked me to review Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new essay, We Should All Be Feminists (Vintage Books), I said yes and then dove under the covers to worry. ![]()
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