Summer Conversational Series Adult & Teacher Education

Living in a time fraught with social and political upheaval, the Alcotts remained true to their ideals, and were not only active participants in the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement, but also champions of woman’s rights and suffrage, education, child labor, and dress reforms, and other controversial issues of their day.  Independent by nature, Louisa May Alcott was determined to help her family thrive, gaining success through her own hard work and perseverance as she joined her family in fighting injustice.  Taking inspiration from such notable friends and mentors as Theodore Parker, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Peabody, and Henry David Thoreau, among many others, Miss Alcott carved a path for herself through a world that, although often discouraging, could not prevent her from pursuing—and attaining—her dreams.