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In 1841, students at the experimental school Alcott House (later renamed Concordia, though the building would retain Alcott’s namesake) began to print pamphlets called The Healthian, which would eventually be consolidated into an annual volume. The…

Tremont Temple, Boston. This is where Alcott's Temple School opened September 22, 1834. Regarded as the most famous of his educational experiments, Temple School allowed Alcott to put his progressive theories and teaching principles into…

The Vegetarian Society was established in Manchester, England in 1847, and is the oldest vegetarian organization in the world.

The Vegetarian Messenger became the official journal for The Vegetarian Society. This is volume 1.

The influence of…

This is the old house at Fruitlands which was established by Bronson Alcott in June 1843 in Harvard, Massachusetts. Charles Lane purchased 90 acres of land for $1800.

Here you can see where members of the Alcott and Lane families lived. Residents…

In addition to abstaining from animal products, Alcott was also eco-friendly. He advocated for an Earth-loving lifestyle which was against using manure to enhance soil. Alcott sought to take the pressure off of animals who were forced to perform…

The Healthian was a "journal of human physiology, diet, and regimen" that was written by the great thinkers living in the Alcott House. The Alcott House was created in London, England, and was based on the principles and philosophies which American…

A biography about American Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of many published works by A. Bronson Alcott. He published everything from letters and journals to philosophies on education reform, but the publishing of this praise of Emerson,…

Here is a look inside one of the rooms at Fruitlands. The goal of the agrarian commune Fruitlands was to create a pacifistic utopia wherein residents could live, work, think, and exist with nature. Members of Fruitlands were strict vegans who wore…

Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American writer best known for her novel Little Women.

Born in New England, she is the second daughter of Transcendentalist parents Amos Bronson and Abigail Alcott.

Louisa May's…

Little Women is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Louisa May Alcott. This American classic is loosely based on Louisa May's early years of "growing up Alcott." Her family, short-lived experience of life on the Utopian commune Fruitlands, and…