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Birth of a Writer
Born In Germantown, Pennsylvania. Alcott was raised in a Christian family. She had 3 sisters Anna, Elisabeth, and May. -
First Book
"Flower Fables" was published. It was a collection of 6 fairytales that was written for children. Alcott was just 16 years old when she wrote this book. These books taught lessons to young children. -
Adopted name A.M. Barnard
Wrote under A.M. Barnard for writing purposes. Wrote books including "Behind A Mask" in 1866 -
Alcott published "Hospital Sketches"
This is when everybody knew she wanted to be a serious writer. This book was based on her experiences as a nurse in the Civil War. She worked in Washington D.C. -
"Little Women" 1868
Alcott's book was publishes, sharing her personal memories of experiences through the time of the Civil War. This was also memories of her sister growing up in the time of the war, In New England. -
"An Old Fashioned Girl"
First story in Merry's Museum, Alcott's girls magazine. This novel was later the basis of the 1939 musical "Gloria Jean" -
Published best seller "Little Men"
second book in the Little Women trilogy -
"Work: A Story of Experience"
This book was a huge impact on the women readers of the nineteenth-century. It described how women worked in this era of time. The story tells how a women tries to support herself, and her struggle in the industrial work force. -
"Eight Cousins"
A book about hapiness and family. Published in 1875, and had great success with readers. Topping charts in the nineteenth-century. -
Wrote "Rose In Bloom"
The main character in the story is a young girl trying to find her way through society in the nineteenth century, after she comes back from foreign places. -
Published "Jo's Boys"
This was the unofficial last book of the "Little Women" series -
Death of a Magnificent Author
Louisa May Alcott died in Boston, Massachusetts. Passed away just two days after her father, Amos Bronson Alcott.
