You may know her as the author of 19th century classics Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. But did you know that Louisa May Alcott was also an abolitionist and a civil war nurse?
In celebration of Women's History Month, Candace Ridington of the Montgomery County Historical Society will portray Louisa May Alcott in a program at the library on Saturday, March 24, at 2:00 p.m.
Alcott was the daughter of the controversial Bronson Alcott. Learn about the challenges and rewards of Alcott’s life, including her family’s struggle to live at Fruitlands, a Utopian Society her father attempted to create, and her harrowing stint at the Union Hotel Hospital in Georgetown shortly after the Civil War's battle of Antietam.
Want to learn more about Alcott? The library has many of her popular stories for children, as well as books about the writer and her family.
"The Little Woman Who Grew Up" is sponsored by the Montgomery County Historical Society and lasts about 45 minutes.
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