Louisa May Alcott

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    Louisa May Alcott

  • Birthday

    Birthday
    Louisa May Alcot was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
  • Sunlight

    Sunlight
    Louisa's first poem was published. It is called Sunlight.
  • Flower Fables

    Flower Fables
    Louisa's first book was published. It is called Flower Fables.
  • Civil War nurse

    Civil War nurse
    Louisa headed to Washington, DC to serve as a Civil War Nurse
  • Hospital Sketches

    Hospital Sketches
    While Louisa was working as a Civil War Nurse, she sketched what she saw and thought. Her "Hospital Sketches" were later published.
  • Moods

    Moods
    Moods was published.
  • Little Women is Published

    Little Women is Published
    Litttle Women was published and 2,000 copies were sold immediately!
  • Little Women vol 2

    Little Women vol 2
    After the popularity of Little Women, the publisher begged Louisa to write a second volume which sold 13,000 copies immediaately.
  • Little Men

    Little Men
    After Little Women was published, Louisa wrote a book for men.
  • Death

    Death
    Louisa May Alcott died in Boston, Massachusetts.