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Louisa May Alcott. Claire Frigo and Emma Boushie. Biography. Born November 29, 1832 Germantown, PA Died March 6, 1888 Boston, MA Worked as: writer teacher nurse in the Union Poverty at young age Strong Christian Influenced by Thoreau and Emerson. Movement Involved in.
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Louisa May Alcott Claire Frigo and Emma Boushie
Biography • Born November 29, 1832 • Germantown, PA • Died March 6, 1888 • Boston, MA • Worked as: • writer • teacher • nurse in the Union • Poverty at young age • Strong Christian • Influenced by Thoreau and Emerson
Movement Involved in • Women's rights activism • Abolitionism • Feminism • Transcendentalism
Contributions • Known for her writings • Little Women (1868): most significant • Flower Fables (1854): first book • Hospital Sketches (1863): first success • published stories in Atlantic Monthly and Lady's Companion
Effects of Little Woman • Helped to influence the women's rights movement in early 1900's • Step past the boundary men had set of being a woman in society • After reading her works, women felt the need to acquire new identities by gaining more rights • Emphasized importance of family • Appealing to all classes
Work Cited • Alcott, Louisa. "Excerpts from Louisa May Alcott's Civil War Journal—Journal." Houghton Mifflin Social Studies. N.p., 1924. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. <http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bke1/sources/bke1_template.jsp?name=alcottlm&bk=bke1&state=ca>. • Alcott, Louisa. Louisa May Alcott Collection. Ed. Maggie Gallup. Brigham Young University, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. <http://net.lib.byu.edu/scm/ alcott/novels.html>. • Duda, Lauren. "Alcott, Louisa May." Pennsylvania Center for the Book. The Pennsylvania State University, 20 Feb. 2012. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. <http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Alcott__Louisa_May.html>. • "Louisa May Alcott."2013. The Biography Channel Website. Apr 3 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/louisa-may-alcott-9179520> • "Louisa May Alcott." Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/13467/Louisa-May-Alcott>. • Smith, Bonnie Hurd. "Louisa May Alcott." Boston Women's Heritage Trail. Boston Educational Development Foundation, n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. <http://bwht.org/louisa-may-alcott/>.