Sep 15, 20202 min read

Books that every entrepreneur woman should read. Miss Behave by Malebo Sephodi.

Updated: Oct 4, 2020

“We make our mark when we defy norms” – read an excerpt from Miss-Behave"

Upon encountering Historian, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s quote “Well behaved women seldom make history” – Malebo knew that she was tired of everyone else but herself having a say on who and what she should be. Appropriating this quote, Malebo boldly renounces societal expectations placed on her as a Black woman and shares her journey towards misbehaviour. According to Malebo, it is a norm for a Black woman to live through a society that will prescribe what it means to be a well behaved woman. Acting like this prescribed woman equals good behaviour. But what happens when a black woman decides to live her own life and becomes her own form of who she wants to be? She is often seen as misbehaving.

Miss Behave challenges society’s deep-seated beliefs about what it means to be a well behaved woman. In this book, Malebo tracks her journey on a path towards achieving total autonomy and self-determinism. Miss Behave will challenge, rattle and occasionally cause you to reflect on your own life – asking yourself the question – are you truly living life the way you want to?

✤ Who is this #remarkable woman ? ⁠

Malebo Sephodi is a South African writer and researcher. ... Her research interests include: Gender, Human Development Economy, Artificial Intelligence Policy, and the Hegemony of Science. Her debut non-fiction titled Miss Behave published by BlackBird Books (imprint of Jacana Media) was released in May 2017.⁠

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