Amos Bronson Alcott
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Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and av
Bronson Alcott from NYPL gallery
Abby May Alcott in her later years
Record of a School, a chronicle of Alcott's Temple School, was published in 1835.
Alcott and Charles Lane founded "Fruitlands" in 1843.
Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel Little Women and its sequels Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. Raised in New England by h
Amos Bronson Alcott
…of his life in 1879. He died in 1888. Alcott married Abigail (Abba) May in 1830, and they had four surviving children, all daughters. Their second was Louisa May, who fictionalized her experience with the family in her novel Little Women in 1868. A native New Englander, Amos Bronson Alcott was born in Wolcott…
Alcott, c. 1870
Louisa May Alcott at age 20
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott's grave in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts