Autobiographical sources in the social history of education

The article intends to focus attention on the importance of autobiographical sources for the definition of social history of education, starting from the reflection on the "totality" of the Annales sources. The autobiographical narrative is a theme that route through the entire scientific path of Prof. Carmela Covato. In fact, her research studies have been the inspiration for the following paragraphs. The female declination of the autobiographical narration underlines its historical and educational value, allowing a new planning among women to emerge, a new space of female self-awareness. The declination of the autobiographical narration underlines its historical and educational value, allowing a new planning among women to emerge, a new space of female self-awareness.