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Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (July 26, 1840 – December 29, 1879) was an American artist and the youngest sister of Louisa May Alcott. She was the basis for the character Amy [ 1 ] (an anagram of May) in her sister's semi-autobiographical novel Little Women (1868).
Abigail "Abba" Alcott (née May; October 8, 1800 – November 25, 1877) was an American activist for several causes and one of the first paid social workers in the state of Massachusetts. She was the wife of transcendentalist Amos Bronson Alcott and mother of four daughters, including Civil War novelist Louisa May Alcott .
Louisa May Alcott at age 20. Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, [1] now part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Her parents were transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abigail May. [2]
Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, United States, opened to the public on May 27, 1912. [3] It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), who wrote and set her novel Little Women (1868–69) there.
For the first time, Abigail May Alcott's own writings — once thought to have been destroyed — have been compiled and published. LaPlante has edited and lightly annotated a rich selection of letters, journal entries, and sketches that demonstrate, in Abigail's own words, the spirited, complicated, visionary woman she was. - Seattle Times [4]
Alcott is traditionally mainly a West Midlands name. The name Alcott may refer to: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), American educator and writer; Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840–1879), American artist and sister of Louisa May; Amy Alcott (born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer; Chemmy Alcott, British alpine skier
In her account, Alcott provides the real people involved with thin pseudonymous disguises. Her father Amos Bronson Alcott is "Abel Lamb", while his partner and community co-founder Charles Lane is "Timon Lion"; Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's mother and Bronson's wife, is "Sister Hope". Alcott depicts her father as dominated by his more forceful ...
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