This is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and she is the author of "We Should all Be Feminists". You may have heard that phrase recently as it's a phrase that current feminists have used as a slogan. Adichie gave a Ted Talk, part of which is featured in Beyoncé's "Flawless". She has written many books and done even more interviews and is one of the faces of feminism in 2018.
When preparing for motherhood, I opened my copy of her book "Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions" and drew the pages up in pen marks and highlights. I wanted to know how to be a better feminist while also being the best mom that I could be. The book helped me learn how to break typical gender stereotypes, teach my children about sexual education and sexual assault, and so much more.
If you want to know what a feminist mommy is, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is that. Even better is the fact that she is a black woman from Nigeria who went to Drexel and has won countless awards for her work. You can find her TedTalks here and her website, with further information about her and her work here.
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