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“Let the World Know You Are Alive”: May Alcott Nieriker and Louisa May Alcott Confront Nineteenth-Century Ideas about Women’s Genius | American Studies Journal

Notes [1] The letters of May Alcott Nieriker are quoted extensively in Caroline Ticknor’s book May Alcott: A Memoir (MAM) and are also reprinted in Little Women Abroad (LWA) edited by Daniel Shealy. The original letters and her unpublished manuscript “An Artist’s Holiday” are held at Harvard University. Works Cited Alcott, A. Bronson. Journals of … Continue reading “Let the World Know You Are Alive”: May Alcott Nieriker and Louisa May Alcott Confront Nineteenth-Century Ideas about Women’s Genius →

This is such an interesting article if you want to learn more about the Alcott family and American thought at that time. Especially about Louisa and May!!!

The more I learn about this family, the more I love and admire them.