Louisa May Alcott

1. Louisa May Alcott Born in 1832 in German town Pennsylvania. Lived in German town and then moved to a cottage on a 2 acre land Then later moved to a utopian Fruitland She liked to visit the library of Ralph Waldo Emerson. That’s where she started to like books. That’s probably what inspired her to write. She became a social reformer because of the little opportunities for women in her community. She grew up in a life of poverty

2. Little Woman Little woman was a book she wrote. It was about a family in poverty that reaches several challenges (such as sick people in there family) Louisa Alcott became a lot more famous after she wrote this book. That is when her movement became popular Along with Elizebeth Stoddard , Rebecca Harding Davis, Anne , and Moncure Crane She made books about womans issue.

3. Movement/ Legacy She wanted to make women have more rights. She made this movement along with Elizebeth Stoddard , Rebecca Harding Davis, Anne , and Moncure Crane to address womans issues. She wrote books about women having more rights Her legacy is the book she made little women it became a very famous book and lived long after she died to carry on the message