Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWe 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.
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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. This quote is very true and accurate. Women tend to do what others expect them to do, which is why they often tend to be the ones who get caught up in the wrong crowd. They want their life to be like other people’s lives and, in doing so, they give up their own dreams and goals. This quote shows that women should not be doing what other women are doing; they should be doing what they want to do, what makes them feel good about themselves, and what makes them happy.
Source: Dear Ijeawele, Or A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions
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