When Louisa May Alcott died, The New York Times duly noted the passing of the highest-paid writer of the era. The author of Little Women "did not attempt to do more than she could do well ...

A very partial list of women who claim Alcott as a key influence include ... by enslaved labor in the Caribbean), warm woolen clothing (out of concern for the sheep), and lamp light (to spare ...

One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, in a house in Concord, Massachusetts, Louisa May Alcott wrote one of the most beloved books in American literature, "I don't remember ever not knowing what 'Little ...

She wrote lurid, sensational stories before Little Women. Like her heroine Jo March, Louisa May Alcott wrote, published, and supported her family with what she called “blood and thunder tales ...

“Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind ‘Little Women’ ” will be a revelation. For those already familiar with Alcott’s Transcendentalist-boho childhood, her sensational tales of love and ...

Every 10 years since what would have been Louisa May Alcott’s 100th birthday in 1932, the Concord Players honor their hometown author with a stage adaption of her beloved “Little Women.” ...