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Louisa May Alcott | | Birth Date: |
1832 | | Death Date: |
March 6, 1888 | | Place of Birth: |
Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States | | Place of Death: |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
writer |
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 Biography of Louisa May Alcott
866 words, approx. 3 pages
 Louisa May Alcott is an unexpected inhabitant in the world of magazine editing. Her name is better known as the author of Little Women (1868-1869) and other children's stories, and her novels are now as often scrutinized by social historians as they... summary from source:
Biography of Louisa May Alcott
707 words, approx. 2 pages
Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832-6 March 1888) still retains her reputation as one of America's best-loved writers of juveniles. That reputation was established with the publication of Little Women (1868-1869), a domestic novel for girls primarily... summary from source:
 Biography of Louisa May Alcott
466 words, approx. 2 pages
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is one of America's best-known writers of juvenile fiction. She was also a reformer, working in the causes of temperance and women's suffrage. Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pa., in 1832. She was the daughter of...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Alcott, Louisa May Summary
23,388 words, approx. 78 pages Alcott's stories of nineteenth-century domestic life include what is widely known as the quintessential women's novel: Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy (1868). Her novels detailing the lives of Jo, Meg, Amy, Beth, their children,... summary from source:
 Alcott, Louisa May Summary
2,502 words, approx. 8 pagesBorn November 29, 1832Germantown, Pennsylvania Died March 6, 1888Roxbury, Massachusetts Writer and editor Louisa May Alcott. , New York. Reproduced by permission.... summary from source:
 Louisa May Alcott Information
1,809 words, approx. 6 pages
Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel <i>Little Women</i>, published in 1868. This novel is loosely based on her childhood experiences with her three...
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 Investor's Business Daily Civil Rights Leader Ida Wells Stood For What's Right
8/1/2007: 956 words, approx. 3 pagesCivil rights activist Ida B. Wells started school at such a young age that she later said she couldn't remember how old she was when she first set foot in a classroom. Wells' earliest memory was reading the newspaper to her father and his friends.... summary from source:
The New York Observer So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night
1/1/2008: 1,350 words, approx. 5 pagesHere I am again, reluctantly counting my losses. Beloved, hated or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated people died in 2007 than any year in my memory. I always forget somebody, but here is the nucleus of the ones who will light up the headlines...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Daniel Shealy
10,173 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following excerpt, Shealy views Alcott as "a pioneer in American fantasy literature. "
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Critical Essay by Karen Halttunen
9,415 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following essay, a version of which was presented at the National Women's Studies Association Conference in May, 1980, Halttunen examines the role of the "parlor theatrical" in Alcott's fiction, noting that the popularity of this dramatic form reflected idealized conceptions of the role of the family during the Victorian era.
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Sarah Elbert
8,208 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following chapter from a critical study of Alcott, Elbert examines how Alcott's novel Moods examines social and moral questions associated with relationships between the sexes.
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