LITTLE WOMEN
Seattle Rep presents LITTLE WOMEN by Kate Hamill, adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott, from November 10 to December 17, 2023. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films, and online resources to enhance your experience of the show.
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Little Women
The script of LITTLE WOMEN, for your reading pleasure.
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My Heart Is Boundless
"Here at last, in her own words, is this extraordinary woman's story, brought to the public for the first time. Full of wit, charm, and astonishing wisdom, Abigail's private writings offer a moving, intimate portrait of a mother, a wife, a sister, and a fierce intellect that demands to be heard." -- publisher's copy
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Little Women
The beloved classic is based on Alcott's family and chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) and their mother Marmee, while their father, a Union army chaplain, is away in the United States Civil War.
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March Sisters
"On its 150th anniversary, four acclaimed authors offer personal reflections on their lifelong engagement with Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of girlhood and growing up." -- publisher's copy
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March
Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, March retells the story of LITTLE WOMEN from the perspective of Mr. March, the girls' father, who is away from home assisting the Union cause during the Civil War.
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The Transcendentalists and Their World
Louisa May Alcott's father Bronson was a founder of Transcendentalism, a school of thought that promoted radical social reform which included abolitionism, veganism, and women's rights. Transcendentalist tenets influenced Louisa's world view throughout her life.
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Ellen Garrison Jackson
"Nine years older than Louisa May Alcott, Ellen Garrison Jackson was a black girl in Concord, Mass., the second generation to live in her family’s homestead. Like Alcott, she grew up in a family committed to radical social change. Her mother worked as an abolitionist, occasionally working in coalition with white female activists in Concord. In 1866, she initiated an early lawsuit over segregation in public transportation, testing the nation’s first Civil Rights Act." -- "The Bearable Whiteness of 'Little Women," by Kaitlyn Greenidge, The New York Times, Jan. 13, 2020.
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Meg & Jo
In this charming update of LITTLE WOMEN, Meg is an overwhelmed mother of two and Jo is working as a food blogger after losing her job as a journalist. When their mother is unexpectedly hospitalized, both Meg and Jo rally to take care of her and find unexpected happiness along the way.
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Marmee & Louisa
"The author argues that Louisa's "Marmee," Abigail May Alcott, was in fact the intellectual and emotional center of her daughter's world--exploding the myth that her outspoken idealist father was the source of her progressive thinking and remarkable independence." -- Free Press
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Little Women
Director Greta Gerwig's adaptation of LITTLE WOMEN is influenced by both the classic novel and Alcott's writings.
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