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Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
Before women were asking “Am I a Carrie or a Samantha?”, they were asking “Am I a Jo or an Amy?” Before there was Edward vs Jacob, there was Laurie vs Professor Bhaer. And over the more than 150 years since Little Women was originally...
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Louisa May Alcott | The Civil War
Louisa May Alcott longed to fight in the Civil War to end the scourge of slavery, but like most nineteenth-century women, was relegated to the ranks of wartime nurses and seamstresses. Learners watch a short dramatization of Alcott's...
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An Iconic Character | Little Women
As Amy lament's Jo's decision to rid herself of her singular beauty, Marmee puts a hand to her mouth, awed by her daughter's generosity. Watch the pivotal scene from a Masterpiece production of Little Women, and lead a language arts...
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Defying Convention | Little Women
Jo's decision not to marry her childhood friend Laurie broke the hearts of many readers—but it also represented Little Women's successful break from traditional nineteenth-century gender roles. A short clip illustrates Jo's desire to...
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Becoming a Writer | Little Women
How much of Jo's relationship with her writing is based on Louisa May Alcott's struggle to keep both her artistic integrity and her family finances afloat? Watch a short clip from a longer documentary on the author of Little Women that...
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Louisa May Alcott | Transcendentalism
Readers may not immediately think of transcendentalism when they consider Little Women, but its tenets of self-reliance, civil disobedience, and progressivism were major influences on Louisa May Alcott and her body of work. Learn more...
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Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Alcott: A Whisper in the Dark
An excerpt from Louisa May Alcott's novel A Whisper in the Dark is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:45]
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Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott: The Civil War
Best known for her novel Little Women, learn about the impact of the abolitionist movement on Louisa May Alcott's life and writing and her experience working as a nurse during the Civil War in this video (4:34)from the American Masters...
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Women: An Iconic Character
Experience one of the most dramatic scenes in "Little Women," the beloved American classic by Louisa May Alcott, in this video excerpt from Little Women | Masterpiece. When the March girls receive word that their father, a Union army...
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Women: Defying Convention
Explore how Jo's dreams of being a writer-and her refusal to marry Theodore Laurence (Laurie)-defied the conventional roles of women in 19th-century America, in this video excerpt from Little Women: Masterpiece. Although readers...
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Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Collection
Analyze how the life and times of Louisa May Alcott influenced her writing of the novel, "Little Women," which was once dismissed as a story for children and is now recognized as a literary classic. This collection includes three video...
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Voa Special English: Listen & Read About Louisa Alcott
The Special English broadcasts of Voice of American give non-native English speakers help in comprehending American English while they also learn about American life and culture. This listening comprehension segment tells the story of...