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 1 st 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

9. “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

10. 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

12. 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

13. 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”

14. 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

15. Bibliography Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr 2010.. "Women's Suffrage." N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr 2010.. Myerson, Joel. Library of Congress, 1995. Web. 11 Apr 2010.. 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.. "Women's Votes, Women's Voices". Web. 6 Apr 2010.. "Women's Suffrage". Web. 7 Apr 2010.. 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.