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'''Louisa May Alcott''' ( November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) is the famous [[author]] of ''Little Women'', the classic two-part tale of 4 little girls growing up to become wives and mothers in 19th century [[New England]], as well as its sequels, "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys".

'''Louisa May Alcott''' (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) is the famous [[author]] of ''Little Women'', the classic two-part tale of 4 little girls growing up to become wives and mothers in 19th century [[New England]], as well as its sequels, "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys".

She was very active in the [[Women's suffrage]] movement, and was also a [[Abolitionist]]. She received the majority of her schooling from her father; she also never married.  

She was very active in the [[Women's suffrage]] movement, and was also a [[Abolitionist]]. She received the majority of her schooling from her father and grew up to serve as a nurse during the [[Civil War]].  She never married.

 

 

''Little Women'' is Alcott's best-known publication.  It is the story of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March growing up in a small Massachusetts town, raised by their mother, Marmee, while their father serves in the Civil War.  The family befriends a wealthy neighbor, Theodore Lawrence ("Laurie"), whom Amy marries after Jo rejects him.  Meg marries John Brooke, Laurie's tutor.  Beth dies of [[scarlet fever]].  In the end, Jo marries Professor Bhaer, whom she meets at a boardinghouse, and they found a boys' school.

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