{"id":3282009,"date":"2026-06-09T15:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3282009"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:05:48","slug":"interview-lemlem-adanech-handome-i-am-a-woman-born-of-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-lemlem-adanech-handome-i-am-a-woman-born-of-a-woman","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Lemlem Adanech Handome (&#8220;I Am A Woman Born Of A Woman&#8221;)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The most dangerous thing is that which you cannot see because it is often too common, like discrimination.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3282241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-lemlem-adanech-handome-i-am-a-woman-born-of-a-woman\/attachment\/lunchbox2026lemlem\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2026Lemlem\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem-800x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3282241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026Lemlem.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My guest today is author <strong>Lemlem Adenech Handome<\/strong>, whose book <em>I Am A Woman Born Of A Woman<\/em> both celebrates the strength and resilience of the women on whom she has based her name, but takes a critical eye toward systemic and non-obvious sexism, with the goal of making it visible and defeatable. She talks about her own realizations when growing up, her passion to build on the legacy of her mother, and the issues that are still felt today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author will be having a book launch on July 23 at the Fredericton Public Library. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/book-launch-i-am-a-woman-born-of-woman-by-lemlem-adanech-handame-tickets-1989762859275\">More details can be found on the EventBrite listing.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1794\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-05-27%20Lemlem%20Adanech%20Handome%20-%20I%20Am%20Woman%20Born%20Of%20Woman.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('1794','https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-05-27%20Lemlem%20Adanech%20Handome%20-%20I%20Am%20Woman%20Born%20Of%20Woman.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" 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