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Memoirs by Women
Memoirs and Autobiographies written by female writers
Tags: author, autobiography, female, memoir, memoirs, non-fiction, woman, and women

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank 125 people voted »
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls 76 people voted »
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou 71 people voted »
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi (Goodreads author) 39 people voted »
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Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood
Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi, Mattias Ripa (Translator) 33 people voted »
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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (illustrator) 33 people voted »
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The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion 25 people voted »
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A Girl Named Zippy
A Girl Named Zippy
by Haven Kimmel 20 people voted »
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Out of Africa
Out of Africa
by Isak Dinesen 17 people voted »
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
by Ruth Reichl 15 people voted »
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil ...
by Jean P. Sasson 14 people voted »
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Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation
by Elizabeth Wurtzel 14 people voted »
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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny ...
by Julie Powell 14 people voted »
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched t...
by Vicki Myron, Bret Witter (Contributor) 12 people voted »
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The Liars' Club: A Memoir
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
by Mary Karr 12 people voted »
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Crit...
by Ruth Reichl 12 people voted »
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and ...
by Anne Lamott 12 people voted »
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by Marjane Satrapi 12 people voted »
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Infidel
Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 11 people voted »
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The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain
by Jill Ker Conway 10 people voted »
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Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
by Koren Zailckas 10 people voted »
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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott 10 people voted »
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Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds
by Joy Adamson 10 people voted »
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The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1
by Anaïs Nin 10 people voted »
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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
by Marya Hornbacher 9 people voted »
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West with the Night
West with the Night
by Beryl Markham 9 people voted »
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Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found
Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found
by Jennifer Lauck 9 people voted »
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Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood
Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive ...
by Jennifer Traig 9 people voted »
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Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy C...
by Julie Gregory 9 people voted »
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Escape
Escape
by Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer 8 people voted »
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The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros 8 people voted »
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Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen 9 people voted »
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel 8 people voted »
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Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist
by Dian Fossey 8 people voted »
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Jesus Land: A Memoir
Jesus Land: A Memoir
by Julia Scheeres 7 people voted »
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When Rabbit Howls
When Rabbit Howls
by Truddi Chase, Robert A. Phillips, Jr. (Contributor) 7 people voted »
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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's F...
by Anne Lamott 7 people voted »
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The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi 6 people voted »
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Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng 6 people voted »
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A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
by Cupcake Brown 6 people voted »
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Inside The Kingdom: My Life In Saudi Arabia
Inside The Kingdom: My Life In Saudi Arabia
by Carmen Bin Ladin 6 people voted »
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The Egg and I
The Egg and I
by Betty MacDonald 6 people voted »
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Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the ...
by Ruth Reichl 6 people voted »
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Pentimento
Pentimento
by Lillian Hellman 6 people voted »
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Paula
Paula
by Isabel Allende 6 people voted »
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Angela Davis: An Autobiography
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
by Angela Y. Davis 6 people voted »
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A Three Dog Life
A Three Dog Life
by Abigail Thomas 5 people voted »
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Camb...
by Loung Ung 5 people voted »
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Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely S...
by Diablo Cody 5 people voted »
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Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
by Dorothy Allison 5 people voted »
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If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation
If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Lo...
by Janine Latus 5 people voted »
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Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face
by Lucy Grealy 5 people voted »
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Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
by Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Angelou (Introduction) 5 people voted »
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Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography
by Assata Shakur 5 people voted »
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The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life
by Helen Keller 5 people voted »
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Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America
Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in Ame...
by Jennifer Storm (Goodreads author) 4 people voted »
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Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
by Susan Jane Gilman 4 people voted »
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Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
by Xinran 4 people voted »
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Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspirational Story
Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspira...
by Jodee Blanco 4 people voted »
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Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
by Sojourner Truth 4 people voted »
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Dancing On My Grave
Dancing On My Grave
by Gelsey Kirkland 4 people voted »
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Lauren Bacall: By Myself
Lauren Bacall: By Myself
by Lauren Bacall 4 people voted »
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Living History
Living History
by Hillary Rodham Clinton 4 people voted »
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Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
by Ann Patchett 4 people voted »
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Madness: A Bipolar Life
Madness: A Bipolar Life
by Marya Hornbacher 4 people voted »
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Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher 4 people voted »
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Twenty Chickens For A Saddle
Twenty Chickens For A Saddle
by Robyn Scott 3 people voted »
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Almost a Woman
Almost a Woman
by Esmeralda Santiago 3 people voted »
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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
by Julie Andrews Edwards 3 people voted »
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I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
by Pamela Des Barres 3 people voted »
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One Hundred Demons
One Hundred Demons
by Lynda Barry 3 people voted »
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The Year of Yes
The Year of Yes
by Maria Dahvana Headley (Goodreads author) 3 people voted »
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Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan
Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bh...
by Jamie Zeppa 3 people voted »
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Life among the Savages
Life among the Savages
by Shirley Jackson 3 people voted »
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Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline...
by Rachel Reiland 3 people voted »
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Where is the Mango Princess?
Where is the Mango Princess?
by Cathy Crimmins 3 people voted »
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Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand
Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand
by George Sand 3 people voted »
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Breaking Clean
Breaking Clean
by Judy Blunt 3 people voted »
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Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman
Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a D...
by Nuala O'Faolain 3 people voted »
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
by Maya Angelou 3 people voted »
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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
by bell hooks 3 people voted »
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Maria
Maria
by Maria von Trapp 3 people voted »
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A Backward Glance: An Autobiography
A Backward Glance: An Autobiography
by Edith Wharton 3 people voted »
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Time To Be In Earnest: A Fragment Of Autobiography
Time To Be In Earnest: A Fragment Of Autobiography
by P.D. James 3 people voted »
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Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp
Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp
by Stephanie Klein (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
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The Only Woman in the Room
The Only Woman in the Room
by Beate Sirota Gordon 2 people voted »
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1837621 I Can't Forget: A Journey Through Nazi Germany and WWII
Astonishing story, amazing book, couldn't put it down!


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