“We have a world full of women who are unable to exhale fully because they have for so long been conditioned to fold themselves into shapes to make themselves likeable. So instead of teaching Chizalum to be likeable, teach her to be honest. And kind.”
Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
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