Last December I had the opportunity to tour Orchard House during the Christmas season (see previous post, āA lovely holiday visit to Orchard House, capped off by some great finds!ā). The theme of the period decorations was Louisa May Alcottās āfirst born,ā Flower Fables. To properly prepare for the tour, I decided to read this …
Book Review: Louisa May’s Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women by Kathleen Krull; illustrated by Carlyn Beccia
How did serving as one of the first nurses of the Civil War lead to Louisa May Alcottās runaway best seller, Little Women? Childrenās author Kathleen Krull explores this journey in a delightful picture book entitled Louisa Mayās Battle: How the Civil War led to Little Women, published by Walker & Company, New York. Making …
Wrapping up Work A Story of Experience: The Spiritual Subplot
I acknowledge thatĀ Work: A Story of Experience is an important feminist work (see previous post). It was groundbreaking in that respect and makes it a relevant book for today in understanding the condition of single working women in the nineteen century. Work would be an especially valuable read for women of the Millennial generation who …
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Taking Louisa May Alcott is My Passion on the road – teaching a class at Norwalk Community College for the Lifetime Learners Institute
This blog has led me places I never thought I would go! One of those places was Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, CT where I donned a hat I have not worn since a year after I graduated from college with a BS in Elementary Education: the hat of a teacher. A longtime reader of …
New releases coming! New annotated Little Women edited by Daniel Shealy; plus book on Louisa May Alcott and Edith Wharton
Get your credit cards ready! Here are two new exciting releases coming up this year for Louisa May Alcott lovers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * …
A feminist manifesto: wrapping up Work A Story of Experience (part two)
āā¦Work is an expression of Alcottās feminist principles and a major effort toward synthesizing in popular, readable form the broad set of beliefs encompassing family, education, suffrage, labor and the moral reform of social life that defined feminist ideology in the nineteenth century.ā (pg. 191 from Critical Essays on Louisa May Alcott edited by Madeleine …
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A tale of two books: wrapping up Work A Story of Experience (part one)
Several months ago I started reading Work: A Story of Experience, one of Louisaās few adult novels. The story, like Little Women, is a thinly disguised, romanticized yet gritty autobiography coupled with wishes Louisa might have had regarding the course of her life. First, my impressions In this first of three planned posts on this …
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Introducing the first official French biography of Louisa May Alcott
Sometime ago I was contacted by Charline Bourdin who blogs about Louisa May Alcott in France. She recently authored a book on Louisa's life, published by Devin Editions. Titled Louisa May Alcott Ou la vĆ©ritable histoire de Josephine March, this is the first official biography of Louisa in French. Charline Bourdin was born in Rouen, …
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Great news!
Just had to pass along to you that the Fruitlands Museum official Facebook site is carrying a link to my post about the unknown players of Fruitlands! You can visit the Fruitlands Museum Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/Fruitlands?ref=ts&fref=ts.Ā They are very active on this page and the museum has many wonderful activities year round (including a …
Louisa May Alcott’s former Nonquitt home destroyed by fire
This made me so sad. Such a loss for the owner and all fans of Louisa May Alcott. From SouthCoastToday.com: By ARIEL WITTENBERG awittenberg@s-t.com January 27, 2013 12:00 AM DARTMOUTH ā A Nonquitt home once owned by "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott was ravaged by fire early Saturday Morning. Deputy Fire Chief John Judson …
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Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 