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Louisa May Alcott is My Passion

Begun in 2010, this blog offers analysis and reflection by Susan Bailey on the life, works and legacy of Louisa May Alcott and her family. Susan is an active member and supporter of the Louisa May Alcott Society, the Fruitlands Museum and Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House.

  • Content
    • Blog
    • Commentary
    • Podcast
  • Life
    • Adult Biographies
    • Juvenile Biographies
    • Books by friends of the Alcotts
    • Journals & Letters
    • Primary Sources
    • As an actress
    • Domesticity
    • Ideas on feminism
    • Transcendentalism
    • Spirituality
    • Illnesses
      • 19th century medicine
  • Writing
    • Books
      • Little Women Posts
      • Little Men Posts
      • Jo’s Boys posts
      • An Old-Fashioned Girl posts
      • Eight Cousins posts
      • Rose in Bloom posts
      • Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag
      • Moods Posts
      • Work A Story of Experience posts
      • Hospital Sketches
      • A Long Fatal Love-Chase
      • The Inheritance
    • Short Stories
      • Adult Stories
      • “Blood & Thunder” tales
      • Children’s stories
      • Christmas Stories
      • Poetry
  • Legacy
    • Alcott Scholars
    • Literary Critique
    • Adult Fan Fiction
    • Juvenile Fan Fiction
  • Family/Friends
    • Family History
    • Alcott Family Letters
    • Bronson Alcott
    • Abba Alcott
    • Anna Alcott Pratt
      • Anna Alcott Pratt’s diary from the 1860s
    • Elizabeth Sewall Alcott
      • Lizzie Alcott’s Hillside Diary
    • May Alcott Nieriker
    • Ralph Waldo Emerson
    • Henry David Thoreau
    • Concord Homes
      • Orchard House
        • Orchard House Virtual Tour
      • The Wayside
    • Final Resting Places
      • Sleepy Hollow
      • May Alcott in Paris
  • Susan’s Writing
    • About this blog
    • BOOKS
    • ESSAYS and PRESENTATIONS
      • “From Metaphysics and Christian Science to ‘Little Women:’ The Alcott Family’s Connections to Swampscott and Lynn”
      • “Housekeeping ain’t no joke …” Victorian huswifery with the Alcotts (presentation with audio)
      • Discovery of Anna Alcott/John Pratt photos
      • The True Origins of the P.C. and the P.O.
      • Fact, fiction and in-between: Reading Louisa May Alcott with discernment
    • BookTrib Reviews and Articles
    • Discovery Book Reviews
    • From My Garret–Ruminating on Writing
    • How It All Began
  • Events
    • Susan’s Public Appearances
    • Other Events and Get-togethers
    • Little Women Sesquicentennial
  • Resources
    • Using this blog to work for you
    • Audio/Visual
      • Alcott scholar videos/presentations
      • Tribute to Louisa & Lizzie
    • Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House
    • The Wayside
    • Fruitlands Museum
    • Little Women 150
    • Little Women Blog by Trix Wilkens
    • My Growing Library
      • 2019-2020 Louisa May Alcott Readalong on Youtube
    • Students: Online research resources
    • Come Visit Concord
      • Concord
    • Concord Dramatic Union
    • 19th century womanhood
    • Other Sites of Interest
    • Writing Resources
      • Writing for Magazines and Websites

How It All Began

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