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    when victory is won." Louisa May Alcott wrote many inspirational novels that explain her personality and her hardships in life. Her writing supported her family‚ no matter where she was. When Alcott died‚ her older sister was left and still received the money from her sister’s still selling books. Alcott’s books are still being sold today‚ though they may be hard to find. Her most known novel‚ Little Women‚ taught the world to appreciate what you have in life‚ though you may wish for more‚ what you

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    Louisa May Alcott grew up during a time when many Northerners were beginning to stand up for the abolition of slavery and the rights of African Americans to be free from fear of a cruel master. She worked as a nurse during the Civil War‚ braving the “unsanitary and poorly run Union Hotel Hospital” in her efforts to aid wounded and dying men (“Louisa May Alcott” 1734). Even before her saintly deeds in the Civil War effort‚ it was clear that Alcott was a sympathetic‚ well-educated woman who supported

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    The Inheritance The quote from Swedish Proverbs‚ “Those who wish to sing‚ always find a song”‚ relates to this book The Inheritance written by Louisa May Alcott because the main character‚ Edith Adelon‚ was a foster child taken in by the Hamilton family. Edith Adelon‚ the main character‚ is a kind‚ beautiful‚ pure‚ and good at heart girl. This Swedish Proverb means “The Law of Attraction is a mysterious and beautiful thing. Those who venture out with the intention of finding joy will find joy.

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    A FEMINIST STUDY OF LOUSIA MAY ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN CONTENTS Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Little Women and the Feminist Imagination 3 Chapter 2 Jo March: A Woman Ahead of her Times 10 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 19 Introduction "If the first woman God ever made was strong

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    Louisa May Alcott’s Challenges as a Civil War Nurse “Hospital Sketches” recounts what it was like in the hospital Louisa May Alcott was posted at in Washington during the Civil War. She gives very solid detail about what went on within the hospital and an inside look to what nurses and soldiers went through. Alcott’s account as a civil war nurse left me very surprised and thankful for today’s modern hospitals and women’s rights. She faced many challenges getting to the hospital and during her

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    Alcott Analysis by:Celestina Padilla I began reading The Brothers thinking it would be similar to some of Louisa Alcott’s work I had read previously. I did not think I would actually learn a moral from the short tale. This story is heavily about human compassion and identifying with others perspectives. Alcott’s upbringing put life into the story. Louisa Alcott had volunteered to be a war nurse the year 1862. She is said to have done so shortly after reading about the suffering soldiers had to

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    or overalls instead of dresses‚ and getting in trouble for grass stains on my clothes from playing outside. Therefore‚ I can kind of understand the hardship Sister Hope faced when she was doing all the work‚ while the men just messed around in Louisa May Alcott’s short story‚ “Transcendental Wild Oats”.1 Especially‚ with all the work that needs to be done before winter or a big storm hits‚ and that fact it’s mainly her trying to keep the family together‚ along with she’s the only one supporting

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    Louisa Gradgrind‚ the Heroine There are many different protagonists in the story “Hard Times” as many of the characters play an important role in the story however the characters that have the greatest influence upon the story line include that of Mr.Gradgrind‚ Thomas Gradgrind‚ Louisa Gradgrind‚ Josiah Bounderby‚ Stephen Blackpool and Cecelia Jupe. I believe Dickens has chosen the fates of the protagonists of the story by looking at their various characteristics meaning a negative character will

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    of reasons. In the short story‚ “Louisa‚ Please Come Home”‚by Shirley Jackson‚ the main character‚ Louisa‚ runs away from her home. After three years‚ Louisa was forced to return back home‚ but her family does did want her back because she was a fraud. In the short story‚ “Louisa‚ Please Come Home”‚by Shirley Jackson‚ the main character‚ Louisa‚ thinks only about herself‚ is friendless‚ and is immature. Louisa only thinks about herself. Thus so because Louisa ran away the day before of her sister’s

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    Louisa Lawson was a newspaper proprietor‚ Australian poet‚ writer‚ publisher‚ suffragist‚ and feminist. She was the mother of the poet and author Henry Lawson. Louisa Lawson was an independent and sophisticated woman who fought for women’s rights during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Australia. In May 1889‚ Louisa launched the campaign for female suffrage and announced the Dawn Club where women met to discuss every question of life and work to gain experience in public speaking

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