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William Apess
William Apess (1798–1839) was a Pequot writer, activist, and Methodist minister who wrote the first known book-length autobiography by an Indigenous North American and led the Mashpee Wampanoag self-government campaign of the 1830s.
Xaviera Hollander
Xaviera Hollander, born Xaviera de Vries in 1943, is a Dutch former call girl and brothel owner known for her 1971 bestselling memoir The Happy Hooker.
Zélia Gattai
Zélia Gattai was a Brazilian writer, memoirist, and photographer who began publishing at 63 with Anarquistas, graças a Deus and married the novelist Jorge Amado.