Research Guides: Biography Resources: Find OER

Recommended Open Educational Resources for Biographies (updated 6/6/23)

Books:

Bread, Cement, Cactus An open access book on the life and identity of Annie Zaidi.
Bullied: The Story of an Abuse An open access book on the experiences of a queer person and the experiences of abuse.
Champagne and Meatballs: Adventures of a Canadian Communist An open access book on the life of Bert White and the Canadian Communist party.
The Disabled Child: Memoirs of a Normal Future An open access book on the lives of parents who have children with disabilities.
Indigenous Biography and Autobiography An open access book on storytelling and the lives of Indigenous people in Australia.
Letters from the Lost: A Memoir of Discovery An open access book on the lives of those fleeing Nazi invasion.
Margery Spring Rice: Pioneer of Women’s Health in the Early Twentieth Century An open access book on the life and story of Margery Spring Rice.
Relative Histories: Mediating History in Asian American Family Memoirs An open access book of Asian American family memoirs.
Rocks in the Water, Rocks in the Sun: A Memoir from the Heart of Haiti An open access book that showcases the life of a working-class Haitian.
Under the Nakba Tree: Fragments of a Palestinian Family in Canada An open access book on the lives of Palestinians in Canada.
Unsung Land, Aspiring Nation An open access book on the creation of a new nation.
Writing Resistance: Revolutionary memoirs of Shlissel´burg Prison, 1884-1906 An open access book on the Shlissel’burg Prison.