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100 Must-Read Biographies and Memoirs of Remarkable Women

Here is a list of 100 biographies and memoirs of remarkable women. How many of these have you read??
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Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
1
Janet Mock
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
2
Mary Karr
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
3
Joan Didion
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
4
Malala Yousafzai
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
5
Cheryl Strayed
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
6
Azar Nafisi
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
7
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
8
Marjane Satrapi
My Beloved World (Sonia Sotomayor)
My Beloved World
9
Sonia Sotomayor
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
10
Alison Bechdel
Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
Negroland
11
Margo Jefferson
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman
12
Lindy West
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (Roxane Gay)
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
13
Roxane Gay
Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala)
Wave
14
Sonali Deraniyagala
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
15
Allie Brosh
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (Issa Rae)
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
16
Issa Rae
The Princess Diarist (Carrie Fisher)
The Princess Diarist
17
Carrie Fisher
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
18
Carrie Brownstein
My Life, My Love, My Legacy (Coretta Scott King and Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds)
My Life, My Love, My Legacy
19
Coretta Scott King and Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
20
Jeannette Walls
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
21
Maya Angelou
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
22
Anne Frank
The Prisoner of Tehran (Marina Nemat)
The Prisoner of Tehran
23
Marina Nemat
Bird of Paradise : How I Became Latina (Raquel Cepeda)
Bird of Paradise : How I Became Latina
24
Raquel Cepeda
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
25
Jung Chang
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
26
Harriet Jacobs
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
27
Helen Keller
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
28
Tina Fey
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
29
Rebecca Skloot
An Unquiet Mind (Kay Redfield Jamison)
An Unquiet Mind
30
Kay Redfield Jamison
You Can't Touch My Hair (Phoebe Robinson)
You Can't Touch My Hair
31
Phoebe Robinson
Sex Object (Jessica Valenti)
Sex Object
32
Jessica Valenti
The Sound of Gravel (Ruth Wariner)
The Sound of Gravel
33
Ruth Wariner
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea (Melissa Fleming)
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea
34
Melissa Fleming
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
35
Patti Smith
Self-Inflicted Wounds (Aisha Tyler)
Self-Inflicted Wounds
36
Aisha Tyler
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
37
Jenny Lawson
Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar (Kelly Oxford)
Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar
38
Kelly Oxford
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
39
Nora Ephron
Drinking: A Love Story
Drinking: A Love Story
40
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