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100 Must-Read Biographies and Memoirs of Remarkable Women - Page 2

Here is a list of 100 biographies and memoirs of remarkable women. How many of these have you read??
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Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Gail Caldwell)
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
41
Gail Caldwell
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
42
Jesmyn Ward
The Diary of Anais Nin
The Diary of Anais Nin
43
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
44
Nell Irvin Painter
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (Joan Morgan)
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost
45
Joan Morgan
Lakota Woman (Mary Crow Dog)
Lakota Woman
46
Mary Crow Dog
Dorothy Parker: What the Fresh Hell Is This? (Marion Meade)
Dorothy Parker: What the Fresh Hell Is This?
47
Marion Meade
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
48
Nancy Milford
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
49
Maya Angelou
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood (Bell Hooks)
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
50
Bell Hooks
The Distance Between Us (Reyna Grande)
The Distance Between Us
51
Reyna Grande
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father
52
Loung Ung
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Jeanette Winterson)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
53
Jeanette Winterson
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
54
Lucy Grealy
Truth & Beauty (Ann Patchett)
Truth & Beauty
55
Ann Patchett
Rosa Parks: My Story (Rosa Parks)
Rosa Parks: My Story
56
Rosa Parks
Blackout (Sarah Hepola)
Blackout
57
Sarah Hepola
A House in the Sky (Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett)
A House in the Sky
58
Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett
Barbara Jordan: American Hero (Mary Beth Rogers)
Barbara Jordan: American Hero
59
Mary Beth Rogers
Empress Dowager Cixi (Jung Chang)
Empress Dowager Cixi
60
Jung Chang
Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican American Girls Coming of Age in America (Helen Thorpe)
Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican American Girls Coming of Age in America
61
Helen Thorpe
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
62
Shonda Rhimes
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Firoozeh Dumas)
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
63
Firoozeh Dumas
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (Julie Andrews)
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
64
Julie Andrews
This Close to Happy: A Reckoning With Depression (Daphne Merkin)
This Close to Happy: A Reckoning With Depression
65
Daphne Merkin
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
66
Susanna Kaysen
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (Marya Hornbacher)
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
67
Marya Hornbacher
Everybody's Got Something (Robin Roberts)
Everybody's Got Something
68
Robin Roberts
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
69
Mindy Kaling
Angela Davis: An Autobiography (Angela Davis)
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
70
Angela Davis
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
71
Sally Mann
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
72
Hope Jahren
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
73
Catherine Clinton
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names
74
Hyeonseo Lee
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
75
Amy Poehler
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders (Jennifer Finney Boylan)
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
76
Jennifer Finney Boylan
Her (Christa Parravani)
Her
77
Christa Parravani
The Notorious RBG (Irin Karmon)
The Notorious RBG
78
Irin Karmon
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
79
Alice Sebold
Leaving the Hall Light on (Madeline Sharples)
Leaving the Hall Light On
80
Madeline Sharples
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