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Dai Manju is a woman from Central China whom Kristof and WuDunn knew as a young teenager. Dai Manju desperately wanted to finish grade school despite obstacles. A generous donation from an American on Dai Manju’s behalf (which turned out to be the bank’s numerical error, which the bank honored), led to the construction of a new school. As an adult, Dai Manju became a business executive.
Dai Manju Quotes in Half the Sky
The Half the Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Dai Manju or refer to Dai Manju . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10 Quotes
That is the power of education. One study after another has shown that educating girls is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty. Schooling is also often a precondition for girls and women to stand up against injustice, and for women to be integrated into the economy. Until women are numerate and literate, it is difficult for them to start businesses or contribute meaningfully to their national economies.
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This quote appears after the story of Dai Manju, a girl in central China who desperately wanted to attend school, and managed to with the help of a fortuitous (and accidental) outside donation. As a result of the education she received, she was able to help family members attend school and find jobs, and boost her parents’ standard of living. As an adult, Dai Manju went to accounting school and became an executive at an electronics company. Her story and similar successes in her village illustrate “the power of education” to unlock formerly bolted doors. This quote states plainly the Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam offi
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Dai Manju Character Timeline in Half the Sky
The timeline below shows where the character Dai Manju appears in Half the Sky. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 10
...describe living in central China as newlyweds, and getting to know a teenaged girl name Dai Manju . Her family had “no running water, no bicycle, no wristwatch, no clock, no radio,”...
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