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Not necessarily a biography, but Michelle Obama’s book - Becoming
Not necessarily a biography here either, but Educated by Tara Westover was highly motivational!
Love that book!
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The History of Mary Prince. It’s an amazing read.
Just started this and wow it is heart breaking
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Women-Saints/dp/006082512X
Highly recommend this book and these biographies of female saints! It depends upon your definition of successful, of course, but I would personally posit that these are some of the most successful women in history. Here are a couple of examples, particularly relevant in light of the calls for social justice this summer:
St. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), the "Lily of the Mohawks," was incredibly inspiring. Disfigured from the small pox that killed her family, she was often seen as and treated as an outcast. Her refusal to marry demonstrated extreme courage and faithfulness that was taken as foolishness by her tribe. and she willingly left her home to live instead at a Jesuit mission village in what is now Canada.
St. Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) was "born into high society and wealth. Her estate would have been worth about $400 million in today’s standards, but after a surprise suggestion that she become a sister from the Pope, Katharine reconsidered her marriage proposals and discerned that the religious life was, indeed, for her. She gave everything to God, including her entire inheritance, and dedicated the remainder of her life to educating and caring for the Native Americans and Black Americans." Mostly with her own money, she founded Xavier University in New Orleans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Drexel
St. Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947) was a Sudanese-Italian religious sister who lived much of her life in Italy after being enslaved in Sudan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Bakhita
St. Gianna Molla (1922-1962) was a pediatrician and mother who lived in Italy. She died at age 39 when she chose to forego cancer treatment while pregnant so that her unborn child would live.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianna_Beretta_Molla
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I loved Katherine Graham’s biography.