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2012e.00073 Magalh\~aes Gomes, Maria Laura Autobiographical writing and history of mathematics education. (Escrita autobiogr\'afica e hist\'oria da educa\c c\~ao matem\'atica.) Bolema 26, No. 42A, 105-137 (2012). 2012 Universidade Estadual Paulista de Mesquita Filho, UNESP, Rio Claro PT A30 autobiographical writing history of mathematics education Summary: This article focuses on the possibilities of connection between autobiographical writing and history of mathematics education. The paper discusses conceptions of autobiographical writing and presents a panorama of their historical development. It also presents a typology of autobiographical texts and examines theoretical and methodological issues concerning historical research which uses those texts as sources or subjects of investigation.