Examples Of Feminism In Little Women

Alcott The Feminist And The War Nurse

“I'm not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship” (Alcott). Louisa May Alcott was an independent woman who believed you should be yourself and never rely on anyone. Alcott was a strong believer in women's rights. Louisa began writing as a teenager. The novelist wrote about her experiences of war, and feminine views, and familiar relations. The author grew up surrounded by intellectual and literary giants. The American novelist Louisa May Alcott utilized her life experiences to illustrate her ideas on the civil war, feminine views, and familiar relationships in her novel “little women”. Alcott grew up with four siblings, three sisters by the names of Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Elizabeth …show more content…
In the novel Little Women Alcott used the character Jo March to show the characteristics of feminism. Jo was a strong willed, independent and optimistic women. Jo believed the she alone could make a difference in women's lives. Louisa was the first women to register to vote in the Concord,Massachusetts area. Once they had passed that women were now able to vote Louisa tried her hardest to encourage other women to register and vote in the next election. Louisa struggled to convince other women of the town to vote because they said they were to busy doing household chores. Eventually Alcott had convinced 19 women to vote in their town election. In novel little women the women of the book are supposed to stay home, have children, and do the house chores. In the book Louisa has the women taking their own paths in life against what society thinks they should be doing, she does this to show that women are independent and are able to do what they want despite what society feels. Alcott was shown strong feminine values from her mother Abby May …show more content…
Louisa was very strong, independent women who was very family oriented. Alcott writes about her civil war experiences while being a nurse, and how the women at home suffered from low income and supply shortages due to the costly war. Louisa May was a women's activist, she thought all women should be considered equal to men. Louisa was also the first women to register to vote and she worked day and night to convince other women to take advantage of their right to vote. In the novel little women the characters are all very family oriented. The book touches on how a family was run during this