- American writer of classic children's fiction, best remembered for her novel "Little Women" (1868), an account of her own impoverished childhood and her close relationships with her siblings and parents.
- Worked as a nurse in a union hospital in Georgetown during the American Civil War.
- Pictured on the 5¢ US postage stamp in the Famous American/Authors series, issued 5 February 1940.
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.
- Lived her entire life in Boston and Concord.
- Born at 12:31 am-LMT
- American author.
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