100 Best Female Biographies and Autobiographies

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,110 ratings
2.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,699 ratings
3.
Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating — 1,160,556 ratings
4.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,213 ratings
5.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,942 ratings
6.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,631 ratings
7.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,569 ratings
8.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 4.18 avg rating — 63,000 ratings
9.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 4.17 avg rating — 56,856 ratings
10.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,148 ratings
11.
The Wives of Henry VIII
The Wives of Henry VIII 4.11 avg rating — 18,966 ratings
12.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,052 ratings
13.
Lion Song (Uncommon Partnerships I)
Lion Song (Uncommon Partnerships I)
by: Judy Burr
4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
14.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life 3.93 avg rating — 16,522 ratings
15.
My Life in France
My Life in France 4.16 avg rating — 92,231 ratings
16.
West With the Night
West With the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,231 ratings
17.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,403 ratings
18.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,954 ratings
19.
The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience 4.22 avg rating — 2,437 ratings
20.
Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra
Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
21.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,283 ratings
22.
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman 3.94 avg rating — 107,265 ratings
23.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen 3.71 avg rating — 160,372 ratings
24.
Seriously... I'm Kidding
Seriously... I'm Kidding 3.67 avg rating — 110,234 ratings
25.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë
The Life of Charlotte Brontë 3.85 avg rating — 8,901 ratings
26.
A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War
A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War 3.87 avg rating — 260 ratings
27.
Half Broke Horses
Half Broke Horses 4.09 avg rating — 171,096 ratings
28.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
29.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4.12 avg rating — 72,137 ratings
30.
The Life of Elizabeth I
The Life of Elizabeth I 4.03 avg rating — 32,631 ratings
31.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol 1 1884-1933
Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol 1 1884-1933 4.01 avg rating — 6,678 ratings
32.
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England 3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings
33.
Jane Austen: A Life
Jane Austen: A Life 3.90 avg rating — 11,660 ratings
34.
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells 4.32 avg rating — 826 ratings
35.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? 3.86 avg rating — 509,679 ratings
36.
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
by: Jane Dunn
4.07 avg rating — 12,140 ratings
37.
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story 4.20 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
38.
Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants
Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants 3.78 avg rating — 101 ratings
39.
Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America 3.83 avg rating — 259 ratings
39.
Spoken from the Heart Collector's Edition
Spoken from the Heart Collector's Edition really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,182 ratings
41.
Why Not Me?
Why Not Me? 3.90 avg rating — 223,804 ratings
42.
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood 4.10 avg rating — 6,047 ratings
43.
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts 3.73 avg rating — 33,276 ratings
44.
Woman of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi
Woman of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi 3.31 avg rating — 35 ratings
45.
Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music, 1800-2000
Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music, 1800-2000 4.33 avg rating — 67 ratings
46.
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations 3.97 avg rating — 3,475 ratings
47.
Three Little Words
Three Little Words 4.19 avg rating — 17,207 ratings
48.
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions 4.19 avg rating — 5,031 ratings
48.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness 4.06 avg rating — 84,152 ratings
48.
Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall 4.37 avg rating — 12,281 ratings
51.
Alice Paul: Claiming Power
Alice Paul: Claiming Power 4.21 avg rating — 113 ratings
52.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating — 199,568 ratings
53.
My Story
My Story 4.06 avg rating — 6,153 ratings
54.
Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life 3.73 avg rating — 121,457 ratings
55.
We of the Never-Never
We of the Never-Never 3.66 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
55.
Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line
Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line 4.31 avg rating — 8,856 ratings
57.
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America 3.84 avg rating — 27,112 ratings
58.
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life 4.06 avg rating — 27,798 ratings
59.
Red Scarf Girl
Red Scarf Girl 3.79 avg rating — 16,932 ratings
60.
And a Voice to Sing With
And a Voice to Sing With
by: Joan Baez
3.94 avg rating — 1,180 ratings
61.
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth 3.76 avg rating — 16,288 ratings
62.
My Beloved World
My Beloved World 4.09 avg rating — 33,500 ratings
63.
Geisha, a Life
Geisha, a Life 3.93 avg rating — 26,803 ratings
63.
How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir
How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir 4.15 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
65.
Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter 4.18 avg rating — 37,744 ratings
65.
A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School 4.12 avg rating — 1,905 ratings
67.
Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books
Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books 3.68 avg rating — 952 ratings
67.
Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint
Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint 3.88 avg rating — 666 ratings
69.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 2 , The Defining Years, 1933-1938
Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 2 , The Defining Years, 1933-1938 4.30 avg rating — 1,800 ratings
70.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 3.86 avg rating — 58,102 ratings
70.
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom 4.07 avg rating — 3,262 ratings
72.
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography 4.07 avg rating — 8,478 ratings
73.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 4.20 avg rating — 552 ratings
74.
Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man 4.20 avg rating — 910 ratings
75.
The Brontës
The Brontës 3.98 avg rating — 5,238 ratings
76.
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa 4.17 avg rating — 3,657 ratings
77.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,424 ratings
78.
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues 4.05 avg rating — 7,373 ratings
78.
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves 3.91 avg rating — 28,925 ratings
78.
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace 4.12 avg rating — 4,293 ratings
81.
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans 3.59 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
82.
No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley
No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley 4.09 avg rating — 1,913 ratings
83.
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth 4.10 avg rating — 10,543 ratings
84.
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence 3.69 avg rating — 8,679 ratings
85.
Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman
Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman 3.93 avg rating — 3,254 ratings
86.
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy 4.14 avg rating — 44,123 ratings
87.
The Cat Years: How My Cat Soulmates Saved Me
The Cat Years: How My Cat Soulmates Saved Me 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
88.
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman 3.71 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
89.
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 4.03 avg rating — 8,270 ratings
89.
Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues
Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings
91.
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother 3.85 avg rating — 1,695 ratings
92.
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail 4.10 avg rating — 29,330 ratings
93.
Squirrels at My Window: Life With a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels
Squirrels at My Window: Life With a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels 4.04 avg rating — 46 ratings
94.
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World 3.17 avg rating — 3,305 ratings
95.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating — 34,822 ratings
96.
My Invented Country: A Memoir
My Invented Country: A Memoir 3.89 avg rating — 11,986 ratings
97.
The Women Who Wrote the War
The Women Who Wrote the War 4.09 avg rating — 478 ratings
98.
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness 3.94 avg rating — 8,800 ratings
99.
How Reading Changed My Life
How Reading Changed My Life 3.82 avg rating — 4,430 ratings
100.
Mary Travers: A Woman's Words
Mary Travers: A Woman's Words 4.12 avg rating — 80 ratings
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