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Alcott: 'Not The Little Woman You Thought She Was'

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Though Louisa May Alcott is often associated with the sweetness of her characters in <em>Little Women</em>, she was a tough woman, shaped largely by her experience growing up in poverty.  The beloved writer wrote what she called &quot;moral pap for the young&quot; because it paid well. (Getty Images)
Though Louisa May Alcott is often associated with the sweetness of her characters in Little Women, she was a tough woman, shaped largely by her experience growing up in poverty. The beloved writer wrote what she called "moral pap for the young" because it paid well. (Getty Images)

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