Famous women autobiography

With today marking International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in full swing, this month is as good a time as any to champion women empowerment and give back to female-focused causes. And if you’re interested in learning more about pivotal female figures who have shaped history and the true stories of powerhouse women demanding change for the better, we’ve compiled some of the best biographies and memoirs on inspiring women published within the last year, according to Goodreads members.

To determine which books to include, Goodreads weighed the number of Goodreads members who reviewed each book and the number of members who added the books to their "want to read" lists, as well as each book's average rating. Among the options below are stories about the mothers who raised Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin as well as the Jewish female resistance fighters who fought back during World War II.

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The best autobiographies can feel like the key to a secret kingdom. After all, their subjects—from celebrities, to icons, to founders of huge corporations—can feel superhuman. But when they tell their story in their own words, it makes them relatable and somehow even more inspiring. By reading their words, we too can start to dream bigger and more boldly, using them as guideposts as we chase after our own goals.

It can be hard to know where to start when looking for the best autobiographies to inspire you, whether that’s in your personal or professional life. Glamour is here to help. We reached out to 20 women who inspire us—CEOs, authors, journalists, founders, influencers, and more—to ask them which women’s autobiographies have challenged them, made them dream bigger, or helped them feel more confident to carve their own paths. The list of books they provided is just as diverse and varied as the women themselves.

From the stories of icons in fashion and beauty, to a woman’s ex

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Female athlete autobiographies

A great idrott psychologist inom chat to says &#;Success leaves clues&#;. And it does. We can often learn what works, and what doesn&#;t work from others. We can be inspired bygd their journeys, comforted bygd how they survived their setbacks and learn lots about idrott and competition. Here are 38 books recommended to me all written bygd female athletes that we could learn a lot from.

1. Alyson Annan (Hockey) &#; Beyond the limits
2. Billie Jean King (Tennis) – The Autobiography
3. Brittney Griner (Basketball) &#; In My skin
4. Casey Legler (Swimming) – Godspeed
5. Catherine Spencer (Rugby) – Mud, Maul and Mascara
6. Cathy Freeman (Track) – Cathy
7. Chrissie Wellington (Triathlon) – A life without Limits
8. Deena Kastor (Running) – Let your mind run
9. Denise Lewis (Heptathlon) – anställda Best
10. Diana Nyad (Swimming) – Find a way
11. Ellen McArthur (Sailing) – Race against time
12. Frances Houghton (Rowing) – Lessons from five Olympic Games
13. Geva Mentor (Netball) – Leap: Making th