Raised in new england by her transcendentalist parents abigail may and amos bronson alcott she grew up among many of the well known.

Louisa may alcott little women jo png. Her work imbued the cares and internal lives of girls with worth and literary attention. Descriptions of louisa by her contemporaries matched alcott s first description of jo march in little women. A vocal north american 19 century anti enslavement activist and feminist she is notable for the moral tales she wrote for a young audience. Louisa may alcott ˈ ɔː l k ə t k ɒ t.

Louisa may alcott november 29 1832 march 6 1888 was an american writer. She worked as a servant a seamstress and a civil war nurse before becoming a millionaire celebrity writing moral pap for the young as she called it. Her father bronson alcott was a teacher who believed children should enjoy learning. Her complex realistic characters sisters meg beth jo and amy were actually derived from alcott s own experiences with her own.

Alcott was born on november 29 1832 to amos bronson alcott and abigail abba may in german town pennsylvania. We really lived most of it. Jo refuses laurie s offer of marriage despite the fact that everyone assumes they will end up together. Wikimedicommons george kendall warren by deepa agarwal this is part of a series on iconic authors who wrote for children.

Louisa may alcott s most famous work follows the tale of four young women trying to make their way in the world. November 29 1832 march 6 1888 was an american novelist short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel little women 1868 and its sequels little men 1871 and jo s boys 1886. When i picked little women off my aunt s bookshelf as a young girl i couldn t anticipate how strongly the story of four sisters growing up in distant america at a far off period of time would grip me. Louisa may alcott author of little women source.

Louisa may alcott infused little women with her personal trials and tribulations of growing up in an impoverished and unconventional family. Alcott wrote little women during a 10 week spree drawing almost entirely from her life growing up with three sisters in concord ma. The woman behind little woman the first film biography of an american icon louisa alcott s life was no children s book. In the end jo gives up her writing and marries professor bhaer which can be seen.

Her character is based in large part on louisa may alcott herself. The main character of little women jo is an outspoken tomboy with a passion for writing. He established the temple school in boston and joined the transcendental club with r.

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