Women's Memoirs and (Auto)biographies

I have been collecting (and reading) a long list of memoirs, autobiographies and biographies about women who had fascinating lives. I thought I might as well make it a list! A lot of them I have read and enjoyed, some are from my TBR. I am especially fascinated by 18th-19th century women's stories, so there will be a lot of those. And women from diverse backgrounds. Open to suggestions!

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created by Storyteller

last updated October, 2025

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"Building a Life Worth Living" by Marsha Linehan is a memoir of the creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She created this therapy for highly suicidal people because she herself was institutionalized and deemed an "untreatable patient."

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Ooh that's interesting!

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Highly recommend Romantic Outlaws!

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Thanks! I heard good things about it!

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