Who was Louisa May Alcott? Alcott was a nineteenth-century author who wrote numerous famous books, such as the Little Women book series. However, Alcott did not become famous. As a child, Alcott's family lived in poverty. Although her family lived in poverty, Alcott had an extremely vivid imagination, especially for a girl during the time she lived. Even when she was young, Alcott's biggest dream was to become a famous author. He wrote one of his first poems at the age of eight when he saw a robin. With the money he earned from his job, Alcott hoped to one day lift his family out of poverty. Alcott was an extremely determined woman who used her determination to help her family out of poverty and also accomplished many of her other life goals. The Alcott family was always struggling to survive and was often forced to move from place to place in order to find work. Bronson Alcott was an extremely educated man, but because he had difficulty supporting his family, they were "impoverished and often moved as vagrants into ever smaller neighborhoods" (Butos). Bronson was a teacher who believed in teaching his students more than just memorization. Because of this he was often out of work, leaving his growing family without income. However, the children never realized how poor they were until later in their lives. Alcott's family was so poor that her mother's family, a prominent Boston family, urged her mother to disown her husband. As soon as he realized how poor they were, he vowed to reward his family by lifting them out of poverty. Alcott grew up in an extremely poor family, but still had a good daughter... middle of paper... poverty. Works Cited Butos, Cynthia. "Louisa May Alcott." Cengage Learning. npndWeb. March 13, 2014. .Cheever, Susan. Louisa May Alcott. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2010. Print.Johnston, Norma. Luisa Maggio. New York: Four Winds Press, 1991. Print.Matteson, John. The outcasts of Eden. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2007. Print.Meigs, Cornelia. The invincible Luisa. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1961. Print.Ruth, Amy. Louisa May Alcott. Minneapolis: Lerner Publication Company, 1999. Print.Silverthorne, Elizabeth. Louisa May Alcott. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002. Print.Weisgall, Deborah. "The mother of all girls' books." The American perspective. np June 11, 2012. Web. March 29 2014. .