2 Quotes & Sayings By Lousia May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born on March 16, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She was the third child and only daughter of a wealthy family. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was a teacher and co-founder of Transcendentalism. Louisa's father taught her to read at a young age, and she became a voracious reader
In addition to her father's library, she would read books from the circulating library and from her neighbors' collections. At the age of nine she wrote her first book, The Youngest Member of the Family. Louisa also began writing verses for her sisters and brothers while they were still in their cribs.
In 1840, Louisa's father sent his children to live with their grandparents in Boston. Her grandfather died shortly after they arrived, leaving them orphaned for a short time. After the loss of their grandfather, Louisa and her siblings moved back in with their mother in Philadelphia in 1843.
The family lived there until 1845 when Louisa's mother died suddenly in June 1844, when Louisa was twelve years old. As a result of the death of her mother and living with an invalid grandmother, Louisa became very close to her younger sister Ellen (known as "Lizzie"). They shared much in common: they both wrote poetry and stories for children; they both loved animals; and they both suffered from ill health.
The two girls were inseparable throughout their life together until Lizzie died in 1876 just before Louisa's 80th birthday.