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When was Louisa born?

November 29, 1832.

What were the real names of her three sisters?

Anna, Elizabeth and Abby May.

What was the name of Louisa's first book?

Flower Fables. She was 22 and was paid {$32.00.}

When was 'Little Women' published?

October 1, 1868.

Louisa often wished she was?

born a boy. Like Jo, Louisa was a tomboy.

To whom was Louisa married?

Louisa never married. These men were friends of the family. Julian was the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edward the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Who did Louisa raise as her own child when the child's mother passed away?

Louisa May Nieriker. Louisa May Nieriker was the daughter of Louisa's sister May, who passed away six weeks after giving birth to her.

People might be surprised to know Louisa wrote stories about?

all of these (drug experimentation, interracial romances, murder). She was well paid for these stories and they paid the family's bills.

What were the names of Louisa's parents?

Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott.

When did Louisa pass away?

March 6, 1888. Her father had passed away two days before her.