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Flavorwire's 50 Great Books About 50 Inspiring Women

"There’s never a bad time to read about historically badass ladies, but since March is Women’s History Month, now is a particularly perfect moment to bust out your library card and take in some stories of women who’ve changed art, culture, and history as we know it. (Never mind that every month of the year should be as much Women’s History Month as it is Men’s History Month, but you get where this is going.) Here you’ll find 50 great biographies and autobiographies of famous, fascinating, and inspiring women from Frida Kahlo to Mina Loy to Marie Curie — only 50 of many such books, of course, so if you don’t see your favorite here, add it to the list in the comments."
--- Emily Temple, Flavorwire
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
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The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Frida Kahlo)
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Frida Kahlo)
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The Bronte Myth (Lucasta Miller)
The Bronte Myth (Lucasta Miller)
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The Life of Charlotte Bronte - Elizabeth Gaskell
The Life of Charlotte Bronte - Elizabeth Gaskell
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
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Janet Malcolm the Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
Janet Malcolm the Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
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Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
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The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Girl in a Band (Kim Gordon)
Girl in a Band (Kim Gordon)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
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Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie (Lauren Redniss)
Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie (Lauren Redniss)
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The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lepore)
The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lepore)
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Dorothy Parker: What the Fresh Hell Is This? (Marion Meade)
Dorothy Parker: What the Fresh Hell Is This? (Marion Meade)
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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Cleopatra: A Life (Egypt)
Cleopatra: A Life (Egypt)
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The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking
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By Myself and Then Some (Lauren Bacall)
By Myself and Then Some (Lauren Bacall)
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The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
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D.V. (Diana Vreeland)
D.V. (Diana Vreeland)
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Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
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Marilyn Monroe (Donald Spoto)
Marilyn Monroe (Donald Spoto)
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Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) (Stacy Schiff)
Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) (Stacy Schiff)
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keefe by Laurie Listle
Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keefe by Laurie Listle
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Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life (Julia Briggs)
Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life (Julia Briggs)
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Josephine: The Hungry Heart (Jean-Claude Baker and Chris Chase)
Josephine: The Hungry Heart (Jean-Claude Baker and Chris Chase)
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Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
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Personal History
Personal History
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Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America (Elliot J. Gorn)
Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America (Elliot J. Gorn)
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
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Grace: A Memoir (Grace Coddington)
Grace: A Memoir (Grace Coddington)
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Wrapped in Rainbows (Valerie Boyd)
Wrapped in Rainbows (Valerie Boyd)
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Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life (Joan D. Hedrick)
Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life (Joan D. Hedrick)
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Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Antonia Fraser)
Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Antonia Fraser)
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Wendy and the Lost Boys (Julie Salamon)
Wendy and the Lost Boys (Julie Salamon)
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Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
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American Rose (Karen Abbott)
American Rose (Karen Abbott)
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