Louisa May Alcott

(1832-1888)

American novelist

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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Born	Louisa May Alcott 29 November 1832 Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	6 March 1888 (aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Amos Bronson Alcott · Father · 1799-1888 · American educator info

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Abby May · Mother · 1800-1877 · American activist info

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Abby May and Amos Bronson Alcott · m. 1830

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Anna Bronson Alcott · Older Sister · 1831-1893 · American teacher and writer info

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Elizabeth Peabody Alcott · Younger Sister · 1835-1858 · Sister of Louisa May Alcott info

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Abigail May Alcott · Younger Sister · 1840-1879 · American painter info

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Samuel Joseph May · Uncle · 1797-1871 · American reformer edit info

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John Bridge Pratt · Brother In Law · 1833-1870 · American spouse edit info

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