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Couser, G. Thomas. "Mary Boykin Chesnut: Secession, Confederacy, Reconstruction." In Altered Egos: Authority in American Autobiography, pp. 156-88. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Considers the issues of authenticity and validity in the case of Mary Boykin Chesnut's Civil War diary.

Dodson, Jualynne E. Introduction to An Autobiography: The Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith the Colored Evangelist, by Amanda Smith, pp. xxvii-xlii. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Argues that Smith's An Autobiography provides unique insight into African-American women's roles in the AME Church and Christian Evangelism.

Jelinek, Estelle "The Paradox and Success of Elizabeth Cady Stanton." In Women's Autobiography: Essays in Criticism, edited by Estelle Jelinek, pp. 71-92. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1980.

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1. Introduction
2. Representative Works
3. Overviews
4. Autobiographies Concerned With Religious And Political Issues
5. Autobiographies By Women Of Color
6. Autobiographies By Women Pioneers
7. Autobiographies By Women Of Letters
8. Further Reading
9. Copyright

1. Autobiography