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NY Times- ‘Jo Was Everything I Wanted to Be’: 5 Writers on ‘Little Women’

The New York Times has reflections from five women authors on how the book Little Women influenced their work. Julia Alvarez, Virginia Kantra, Anna Quindlen,…

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“Who’s Afraid of Harriet Tubman?”-Not Ms. Magazine

When the film “Harriet” was about to be released, a social media call for a boycott of the film was widely circulated. While the film…

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WaPo: “We watched 15 straight hours of ‘Little Women,’ and things got weird”

WaPo writers Caitlin Gibson and Monica Hesse watched a whole bunch of adaptations of “Little Women” over 15 hours and rated them. They started in…

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Book Review: Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson

Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson published by Norton (2007). ​ This book won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and…

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“Little Women” “This Movie Is Big” Says New York Times and Others

With the Civil War and Reconstruction Era film Little Women set to open on Christmas Day, the reviews are rolling in. Nearly all are quite…

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“Why Little Women Endures” The Sesquicentennial of a Best Seller of the Reconstruction Era

The first volume of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott was published in 1868 and the second came out 150 years ago in 1869. The…

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Smithsonian: New “Little Women” Brings Aspects of Alcott’s Life to the Screen

Louisa May Alcott’s real life makes an appearance on the screen as it is incorporated into the new movie version of Little Women. The new…

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New Yorker’s David Remnick Interviews Greta Gerwig on “Little Women” Film

Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” will be in theaters next week. Gerwig was interviewed recently by New Yorker editor David Remnick. She told him…

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Book Review: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868 and 1869). ​ How can you review a book on its 150th anniversary that 90% of your female…

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How “Little Women” Got Big from The New Yorker

The New Yorker had an interesting article on Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Little Women was published in 1868 and 1869 and this is its…

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