Author, Abolitionist & Suffragist: Louisa May Alcott - Freedom's Way NHA Heritage Stories

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), well-known for her timeless novel Little Women, was also an outspoken advocate for the abolishment of slavery and the rights of women. The Alcott family was deeply rooted in Concord, Massachusetts, the setting for Little Women and one of forty-five communities in the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area. Hear Louisa's story in this episode of Heritage Stories: Visionaries & Experimenters by watching the video below.

Heritage Stories is an exciting multi-year project of the Freedom’s Way Heritage National Heritage Area that uses state-of-the-art media to share the stories of the visionaries and experimenters that lived within its boundaries with the widest possible audience. During 2020, Freedom's Way is commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Women's Right to Vote through a year-long thematic focus on the people, places and objects from throughout the Heritage Area that are associated with stories of the 19th Amendment, civics, and women’s history.

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area is one of 55 National Heritage Areas in the United States. We work in partnership with the National Park Service and hundreds of community partner organizations to preserve and promote the regional identity of 45 communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Learn more about our work at FreedomsWay.org

Freedom's Way wishes to thank the following individuals and organizations for their support and participation in this production:

Research and Script - Linda Bowie, Freedom's Way
Recording Engineer & Sound Editor - Dan Thibeault, Fast Twitch Media
Narrator - Portland Helmich
Graphic Design - Richard Gioiosa, Gioiosa Design
Editor - Patrice Todisco, Freedom's Way
Production - Jacob M. Boucher
Technical Support - Desiree Demski-Hamelin, Freedom's Way
Producer - Patrice Todisco

Images provided courtesy of: U.S. Library of Congress; Patrice Todisco; Digital Commonwealth; Wikimedia Commons; Town of Concord, MA Archives; Concord Free Public Library Special Collections; Historic New England (see below).

At 2:45/7:34 - Portrait of Amos Bronson Alcott, sitting in a chair in his study, facing right, A. Bronson Alcott House, Concord, Mass., undated. Courtesy of Historic New England.

At 2:54/7:34 - Portrait of Abba May Alcott, sitting in a chair in the study, facing left, A. Bronson Alcott House, Concord, Mass., undated. Courtesy of Historic New England.



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