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I’m Very Feminist In The Way I Look At The World, And That Worldview Must Somehow Be Part Of My Work.
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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I’m Very Feminist In The Way I
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I’m Very Feminist In The Way I Look At The World, And That Worldview Must Somehow Be Part Of My Work.
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