This article presents a comparative analysis of the autobiographies of Elvira Dolinar, Minka Govekar, and Marica Bartol, analyzing them in the context of the Slovenian autobiographical genre that developed at the end of the nine-teenth century. All three women were protagonists of the Slovenian women’s movement, active as writers, translators, and publicists. The analysis presents their interpretations of the life story, along with a thematization of their nar-ratives and argumentations, as well as the style of the narrative, which some-times speaks openly about important life decisions and sometimes remains silent. In this context, the broader historical context is also considered. Their interpretations of life stories are compared to the corresponding interpreta-tions of their lives by family members and the “official narrative.” Within this framework, it will become evident how self-censorship can be discerned in the texts and what its goal was. It will be shown that in cases of self-censorship, there are similar but also different themes that are subject to self-censorship, and these will be explored through “different versions of the story.”
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