Work: A Story of Experience (Hardcover)

from EricaKline

This is an adult book, and compared to her children's books it is a little more realistic. The topic is a young woman trying to make her way in the world. She wants to earn her living, but there are many obstacles. Deals with predjudice and Women's liberation issues.

from amydross

A curious paradox of a book -- politically radical in places, irritatingly conventional in others. In one sentence, Alcott advocates movingly for equality between the races; in the next, she portrays the Irish as being lower than animals. In one passage, traditional gender roles are questioned an...

from Bjace

Louisa May Alcott came from a family of professional busybodies (in a good way); they were temperance advocates, abolitionists and feminists. In most of Alcott's books for young people, she endeavors to show female characters that are hard-working, educated and striving to better themselves. She ...

from bibleblaster

A great, sorta rambling story about one woman's life, with asides about slavery, women's rights, the Civil War, religion (with Rev. Power, Alcott's impression of the real-life Theodore Parker) and life in general. Worth reading...makes me want to check out Susan Cheever's new biography of Alcott.