Show Notes: Bonus Episode #2
Thanks for tuning into Bonus Episode #2: Meet the Alcotts! We’ve included some pictures of the Alcott Family, and their homes, below to serve as a visual companion to the episode.
Happy listening!
— Shannon
Louisa May Alcott as a young woman
Louisa’s second-youngest sister, Elizabeth '“Lizzie” Sewall Alcott
The girls’ father, Bronson Alcott
Fruitlands. This picture was taken sometime after the Alcotts’ disastrous eleven-month stay, but it probably looked similar during their time there.
Louisa’s eldest sister, Anna Alcott Pratt
Detail from a portrait by painter Rose Peckham of Louisa’s youngest sister, Abigail “May” Alcott Nieriker
The girls’ mother, the “real Marmee,” Abigail “Abba” Alcott
Modern visitors to Fruitlands, now a museum, can explore the beautiful grounds.
The Fruitlands house today
The Hillside aka The Wayside, the house where many of the incidents that inspired Little Women took place.
Image sources: Wikipedia, Biography, National Park Service, Louisa May Alcott is My Passion, Fruitlands Museum, New England Historical Society.