Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).
Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Alcott) Pratt was the counterpart of Meg, while Elizabeth Sewall Alcott became Beth in Little Women. Youngest sister Abigail May "May" (Alcott) Nieriker was the baby. As a child, Alcott was a tomboy who preferred running and playing boys’ games. "No boy could be my friend till I had beaten him in a race," she claimed, "and no girl if she refused to climb trees, leap fences . . ."
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