Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May was born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in Boston and later in Concord, Massachusetts. When Louisa was growing up her family did not have a lot of money but they did have good friends like famous writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

Louisa May started to write so she could help her family financially. She wrote a famous book called Little Women, the story of four sisters growing up in a New England town during the mid 1800's. She wrote many other books as well, and often chose to write stories about things in her life or things she knew well. Some people think Louisa May Alcott was one of the greatest female writers of the 19th century.

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	Louisa May Alcott November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888
Louisa May was born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in Boston and later in Concord, Massachusetts. When Louisa was growing up her family did not have a lot of money but they did have good friends like famous writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Louisa May started to write so she could help her family financially. She wrote a famous book called Little Women, the story of four sisters growing up in a New England town during the mid 1800's. She wrote many other books as well, and often chose to write stories about things in her life or things she knew well. Some people think Louisa May Alcott was one of the greatest female writers of the 19th century. Use the Icon if you would like this page read to you. Additional Web Resources: I Hear America Singing--The Alcotts - Biographical information on Bronson, Abigail and Louisa May Alcott. From PBS Little Women A Celebration of Women Writers - Locate Alcott in alphabetical order; more links here The National Women's Hall of Fame. Louisa May Alcott 1832-1888 Welcome to Orchard House - Home of the Alcotts - "Visit the historic home of the extraordinary Alcott family, where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women!"