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I Am a Girl from Africa

Elizabeth Nyamayaro

A “profound and soul-nourishing memoir” ( When severe drought hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, then only eight, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life’s purpose. Unable to move from hunger and malnourishment, she encountered a United Nations...

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The speaker read this book cover to cover as an advanced copy and was struck by the descriptions of the levels of misogyny and violent behavior towards women around the world described by the author.

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I read a book just last month. It was an advanced copy. I think it's coming out in the spring. I read it cover to cover. It's called I'm a Girl from Africa. And it's by a woman named Elizabeth Naya Ma...

— Episode: 38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man...

Episode: 38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man?

The speaker read this book cover to cover as an advanced copy and was struck by the descriptions of the levels of misogyny and violent behavior towards women around the world described by the author.

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I read a book just last month. It was an advanced copy. I think it's coming out in the spring. I read it cover to cover. It's called I'm a Girl from Africa. And it's by a woman named Elizabeth Naya Mayaro.

And when she describes the levels of misogyny and not just attitudes but violent behavior toward women around the world. I mean, there may have been misogyny in Cherry Hole, New Jersey, where I grew up.

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