Louisa was born on Nov. 29, 1832 in Germantown, PA. She began writing at
the age of 8 1/2. The family moved many times. The Alcott family
was poor, but Louisa and her sisters had many happy times. They wrote
plays and performed the plays for the neighbors. The picture shows
Mr. Alcott's school in Concord, MA. Even though he was a good teacher,
he often lost his job. Louisa decided to write to help support her
family. Louisa sold a poem for the first time entitled "Sunlight"
when she was 18 years old.
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