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Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an Americanwriter. She was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania to Amos Bronson Alcott, a controversial educator.

In 1834, the Alcott family moved to Massachusetts, finally settling at Concord. Family friends in the area included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Early Years

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Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832,^[1] in part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She was the daughter of a teacher. He and his wife helped children.

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Louisa was the second of four daughters. The family moved to Boston in 1834,^[2] where Alcott's father started a school and was friends with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

Louisa's father's opinions on education and hard views on teaching children shaped young Alcott's mind with a desire to do well in life. In 1840, after the school ended,