The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.
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The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.
Watch interview outtakes from leading Louisa May Alcott scholars, including Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Geraldine Brooks and John Matteson.
Filmmakers Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen discuss the inspiration behind and the making of 'Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women.'
What sets 'Little Women' apart is the young woman at its center. Her name is Jo March, but her character is Louisa Alcott.
The challenge of 'Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women' was to make a film about a modern woman who happened to live 150 years ago.