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Ernest Nieriker. . (m. 1878) . Children. Louisa May (Nieriker) Rasim (1879–1975) 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).
Abby May. 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.
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker was an artist and the youngest of the four Alcott sisters upon which the book Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, was based. [7] May herself posed for the portrait and directed Peckham to subtly enhance her features. [8] May's family was delighted by the portrait and hung it in Orchard House, the Alcott family home ...
325. Jack and Jill: A Village Story by Louisa May Alcott is a children's book originally serialized in St. Nicholas magazine December 1879-October 1880 and belongs to the Little Women Series. [1] Parts of it were written during the death of May Nieriker. The novel takes place in the fictionalized New England town of Harmony Village.
It is loosely based on Louisa's childhood experiences with her three sisters, Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, and Anna Alcott Pratt. Louisa was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained unmarried throughout her life. She also spent her life active in reform movements such as temperance and women's suffrage. During the ...
Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt (March 16, 1831 – July 17, 1893) was the elder sister of American novelist Louisa May Alcott. She was the basis for the character Margaret "Meg" of Little Women (1868), her sister's classic, semi-autobiographical novel.
Transcendental Wild Oats. Transcendental Wild Oats: A Chapter from an Unwritten Romance is a prose satire written by Louisa May Alcott, about her family's involvement with the Transcendentalist community Fruitlands [1] in the early 1840s. The work was first published in a New York newspaper in 1873, [2] and reprinted in 1874, [3] 1876, [4] and ...
An Old-Fashioned Girl. An Old-Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott first published in 1869, which follows the adventures of Polly Milton, a young country girl, who is visiting her wealthy city friends, the Shaws. The novel shows how Polly remains true to herself despite the pressure the Shaws' world puts on her shoulders.