Louisa May Alcott

Victory Branch
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
7:00pm

Louisa May Alcott’s intriguing life provided many of the details for her much-loved novel Little Women, including the portrait of her long-suffering mother and her three sisters. As Janet Worthington recounts the many hardships the family faced, she shows how Louisa provided strength and comfort for all her family, and she describes how her novels evolved from her life experiences with famous writers, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This program is part of our Let's Talk About It: Making Tracks series. Visit the series page for more information about related programs and times.

Janet Worthington received her Ph.D. in English Education from Florida State University. She has taught in a number of universities and is Professor Emeritus from Plattsburgh State University of New York. Dr. Worthington is currently an adjunct professor at Boise State University.

This program is made possible by the American Library Association, Idaho Humanities Council, the Institute for Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities.