20th-Century Autobiographies

Henry Adams was an American historian and writer who wrote ("The Education of Henry Adams") in 1907.

Booker T. Washington was an African American educator, author, and civil rights activist who wrote ("Up from Slavery") in 1901.

Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who wrote ("The Autobiography of Malcolm X") with Alex Haley in 1965.

Helen Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer who wrote ("The Story of My Life") in 1903.

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who wrote ("My Experiments with Truth") in 1927.

Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who wrote ("Long Walk to Freedom") in 1994.

Anne Frank was a German-born Jewish girl who wrote ("The Diary of a Young Girl") while hiding from the Nazis during World War II.

Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor who wrote ("Night") in 1958.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian writer and historian who wrote ("The Gulag Archipelago") in 1973.

Irma S. Rombauer was an American cookbook author who wrote ("The Joy of Cooking") in 1931.

Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath who wrote ("The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin") in 1791.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer who wrote ("The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau") in 1782.

James Boswell was a Scottish biographer who wrote ("The Life of Samuel Johnson") in 1791.

Catherine the Great was a Russian empress who wrote ("The Memoirs of Catherine the Great") in 1796.

Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who wrote ("The Autobiography of Malcolm X") with Alex Haley in 1965.