Alcott family

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The Alcott family was a prominent 19th-century New England household best known for its reformist parents and as the real-life inspiration for Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel "Little Women."

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Alcott family canonical 6
Alcott sisters 1
the Alcott family 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century New England family
family
associatedPerson Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ralph Waldo Emerson
associatedWith Concord literary circle
linked to: Transcendental Club

Transcendentalist movement
linked to: Transcendentalism
child Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
linked to: Abigail May Alcott

Anna Bronson Alcott
Elizabeth Sewall Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
country United States of America
culturalImpact influence on American children’s literature
representation of 19th-century New England domestic life
economicStatus often financially precarious
ethnicity New England Yankee
hasLiteraryRepresentation "Jo’s Boys"
linked to: Jo's Boys

"Little Men"
linked to: Little Men

"Little Women"
linked to: Little Women
historicalLocation Orchard House, Concord, Massachusetts
linked to: Orchard House
inspired the March family in "Little Women"
linked to: The March family
knownFor abolitionism
educational reform
transcendentalist philosophy connections
women’s rights advocacy
language English
legacy tourist and historical interest at Orchard House museum
notableFor being the real-life inspiration for the March family in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women"
notableMember Abigail May Alcott
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
linked to: Abigail May Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott
linked to: Bronson Alcott

Anna Bronson Alcott
Elizabeth Sewall Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
parent Abigail May Alcott
Amos Bronson Alcott
linked to: Bronson Alcott
region New England
religion Unitarianism (various members)
residence Boston, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts
Fruitlands, Harvard, Massachusetts
socialClass middle class
timePeriod 19th century

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Abigail May Alcott partOf Alcott family
Orchard House associatedWith the Alcott family
linked to: Alcott family
Orchard House notableResident the Alcott sisters
linked to: Alcott family
Alcott notableFamily Alcott family
March sisters basedOn Alcott sisters
linked to: Alcott family
Elizabeth Sewall Alcott partOf Alcott family
March family inspiredBy Alcott family
The March family basedOn Alcott family