Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Philadelphia, in 1832. The daughter of transcendentalist Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abigail May, she grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment, with friends such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. During the American Civil War, she served as a volunteer nurse. "Little Women", published in 1868, was based on her experiences with her three sisters and became an immediate success, cementing her place in American literature. She also wrote "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys", sequels to "Little Women", as well as other novels, short stories, and articles. Alcott was a strong advocate for women's rights and the abolitionist movement. She passed away in Boston in 1888.
Poems List
I am angry nearly every day of my life, Jo, but I have learned not to show it; and I still hope to learn not to feel it, though it may take me another forty years to do so.
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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question.
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If people really want to go, and really try all their lives, I think they will get in; for I don?t believe there are any locks on that door, or any guards at the gate. I always imagine it is as it is in the picture, where the shining ones stretch out their hands to welcome poor Christian as he comes up from the river.
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