I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's powerful 1969 memoir follows a young Black girl from age 3 to 16 as she transforms from a victim of racism and trauma into a self-possessed mother, finding refuge in literature.
The Education of Henry Adams An Autobiography
A Pulitzer Prize winner written in third person, this grandson of two presidents grapples with how his privileged 19th century education failed to prepare him for the modern world.