A person who writes the story of their own life.
From autobiography + -er (one who does the action). Autobiography itself combines auto- (self), bio- (life), and -graphy (writing), with the full term emerging in English around 1797.
The term 'autobiographer' is interesting because we don't use it nearly as often as we use 'author' for someone writing their own life—maybe because admitting you're writing about yourself sounds more self-centered than just saying 'I'm writing a book.'
Published autobiography historically centered male authors and public figures; women's life narratives were often dismissed as private diaries or confined to domestic spheres.
Use 'autobiographer' for all genders; ensure representation of women autobiographers in literary and historical contexts.
Women autobiographers like Mary Wollstonecraft, Frederick Douglass's peer narratives, and contemporary authors challenged the male-dominated tradition of self-narration.
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