Showing Marmee & Louisa: the Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother by Eve LaPlante

Marmee & Louisa "In this meticulously researched look at Louisa May Alcott and her mother, Eve LaPlante shatters myths about the supposed passive Marmee, replacing them with a portrait of a woman who fought for a woman's right to education, professional and maternal satisfaction, and power"""("People").Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little Women" has been a mainstay of American literature since its release nearly 150 years ago, making her one of the most successful and bestselling authors--male or female--of her day. Biographers have consistently attributed Louisa's uncommon success to her outspoken idealist father, Bronson Alcott, assuming that he was the source of his daugh...