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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott . (1832-1888). Early Life. Born November 29, 1832 3 sisters – 1 older and 2 younger Mostly homeschooled by her father. Early Life cont…. Her favorite subjects in school were reading, writing, and history Saved from drowning by a black boy

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Louisa May Alcott

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  1. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

  2. Early Life • Born November 29, 1832 • 3 sisters – 1 older and 2 younger • Mostly homeschooled by her father

  3. Early Life cont… • Her favorite subjects in school were reading, writing, and history • Saved from drowning by a black boy • Mostly grew up in Concord, MA but her family moved around a lot due to her father’s constant job schemes

  4. Later On • Settled back in Concord, MA for around 20 years before moving to Europe for a few years • Helped in the Civil War due to her strong abolitionist beliefs • Wrote Little Women – her most famous book that mirrors her home life • Attended Women’s Congress of 1875 in Syracuse, NY • 1st to register to vote in Concord

  5. Coming to an End • Her sister May left her daughter Louisa to her • Finally settled in a nursing home • Died March 6, 1888

  6. Her Involvement Mainly involved in Abolitionist and Women’s Suffrage movements

  7. Abolition • Focused on removal of slavery in US • Fighting against slavery dates back to 1700’s • Civil War fought over slavery in 1861-1865 • Slavery officially abolished in 1865

  8. “I became an Abolitionist at an early age…the conversion was genuine; and my greatest pride is in the fact that I lived to know the brave men and women who did so much for the cause, and that I had a very small share in the war which put an end to a great wrong” ~Louisa May Alcott

  9. Women’s Suffrage • Women questioned society’s limits to women’s rights -women not allowed to vote or get education ect.. • Two major groups in 1869: -National Women’s Suffrage Association -American Women Suffrage Association

  10. Louisa May Alcott and Women’s Suffrage • Went door to door encouraging women to vote • Held meetings in her home teaching women how to cast ballot • Supported other women suffrage writers -H. Robinson’s Massachusetts in the Women Suffrage Movement • Wrote for Woman’s Journal • Attended Women’s Congress of 1875 in Syracuse, NY

  11. Letter to a Newspaper 1880 • Account of first experience of women voting in Concord • Voting for school committee • Over thirty women intended to vote • Women voted first as sign of respect from men “[Concord] has distinguished herself by an unusually well conducted and successful town meeting”

  12. Women’s Congress • Education and Hygiene • Professions and Employments • Art of Living • Finance • Charity and Reform • Relation of Women to the Legal Education Provisions of the Country

  13. Bibliography • Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr 2010. <http://www.memory.loc.gov>. • "Women's Suffrage." N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr 2010. <http://lwvnet.org/tn/nashville/files/the_history_of_womens_suffrage.pdf >. • Myerson, Joel. Library of Congress, 1995. Web. 11 Apr 2010. <http://books.google.com/books?louisa+may+alcott>. • Goodwin, Joan. "Louisa May Alcott." Louisa May Alcott. UUHS. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. <http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/louisamayalcott.html>. • "Women's Suffrage in Arkansas". Web. 8 Apr 2010. <asms.k12.ar.us/armem/wallace/Index.htm>. • "Women's Votes, Women's Voices". Web. 6 Apr 2010. < www.wshs.org/.../womensvotes.aspx>. • "Women's Suffrage". Web. 7 Apr 2010. <www.law.louisville.edu/.../gallery/suffrage>. • unknown. "The Women's Congress." New York Times 13 Oct. 1875: page 3. Print. • Alcott, Louisa May. "Letter to a Newspaper, 1880." Woman's Journal 3 April 1880, Print.

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