Little Women A Timeless Classic By Louisa May Alcott

If you, like many young girls, were a fan of Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, “Little Women,” then you may be surprised to learn of the author’s true intentions. Alcott herself was the headstrong product of a philosopher father and bedraggled mother. She used her young self as the model for Jo, and her three sisters as the inspiration for the other March sisters (Meg, Beth, and Amy). Her sweet but overburdened mother is of course the basis for Marmee. And perhaps it was her tempestuous relationship that caused her to omit a father figure from much of “Little Women.”