Nous sommes tous des féministes by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

No stranger to controversy, de Beauvoir was known for her independence, and although partnered with philosopher Jean Paul Sartre, she never married or lived with him, and she made no secret of her lesbian love affairs.

Given that France had only granted women the right to vote five years prior to publication, there was plenty to back de Beauvoir’s assertions and she was singularly fearless about speaking out. In it, Simone de Beauvoir used historical examples to demonstrate how society evolved to turn women into second-class citizens. This International Women's Day, Vogue spotlights five feminist books from authors who have given a voice to women and spurred the fight for equality.įive feminist books on female empowerment: The Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirĪ scathing attack on the status quo, The Second Sex became an instant and controversial bestseller when it was published in 1949. Ainsi, j’ai trouvé un moyen de créer ma propre version pour moins de 20 €.Ĭaroll Jeans- cut-off & distressed by myself, ( similar style, 37.00 €)Ĭlark’s sandals (similar in black and multi-colored, 79.“ Well behaved women rarely make history,” said historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Et malgré que j’adore son travail, je ne suis pas prête à payer 600 € pour un t-shirt (même s’il s’agit de Dior). Quel est le rapport entre Mme Adichie et le nouveau t-shirt du moment? Tout, car “Nous sommes tous des féministes” est le titre d’un de ses livres. “L’autre moitié du soleil” m’a fait pleurer tandis que “Americanah” est un mix doux-amère et tellement personnel que je suis amenée à le lire petit à petit depuis des mois. J’adore les livres de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

But as I am not willing to pay $700 for a t-shirt, I decided to make my own for less than $20. Adichie have to do with Dior’s slogan t-shirt of the moment? Everything, as We Should All Be Feminists is a name of one of her books. Now, some of you may be asking what does Ms. It had great reviews in The New York Times and sounds like a good read for summer.

Isn’t it funny how certain books can touch something deep inside and make us ponder our own existence? My current plan is to finish The Americanah by the end of summer to start reading Shattered (analysis of what went wrong during Hillary Clinton’s campaign). Half of a Yellow Sun made me weep like a baby when I got to the end while The Americanah feels so bitter sweet and personal that I have been reading in bits and pieces for several months. Adichie’s work will make you laugh and cry when you expect it the least. Besides being funny, beautiful and smart, Ms.

Nous sommes tous des féministes by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie