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My regret is that we Ghanaian girls are not using the freedom we have inherited, and men are now moving in to colonise us.

— Ama Ata Aidoo Our Sister Killjoy (1977)

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Feminism is not an ‘ism’ that belongs to women only, but a way of looking at the world.

Our Sister Killjoy (1977)

But what she also came to know was that someone somewhere would always see in any kind of difference, an excuse to be mean.

Our Sister Killjoy (1977)

People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.

No Sweetness Here: A Collection of Short Stories (1970)

In so many places in the world, there is an assumption that African women are the most oppressed. It is not true, we are not! At least not all.

Our Sister Killjoy (1977)

There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.

Our Sister Killjoy (1977)

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