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Bronson Alcott spent most of his life putting philosophical theories and progressive education principles into the numerous school experiments that he created, namely the briefly successful Temple School in Boston. The next step in the evolution was…

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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…

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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…

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Abigail May Alcott (October 8, 1800 – November 25, 1877) was a social reformer, abolitionist, author, and advocate for women's rights. Abigail was the wife of transcendentalist philosopher Bronson Alcott and mother to four daughters, including…

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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…

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Amos Bronson Alcott was born in Wolcott, Connecticut on November 29, 1799.

Alcott educated himself and became one of the leading figures of New England Transcendentalism.

He infused transcendentalist ideas into a conversational style teaching…

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Charles Lane was an English-American Transcendentalist. Lane admired Alcott's philosophy of teaching and when Alcott traveled to England to drum up support for what would become the Fruitlands experiment, Lane was on board. Alcott was too broke to…

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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…

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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…

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Bronson Alcott's compassionate emphasis on plant-based diets and his progressive teaching philosophies inspired students across the pond to open Alcott House, an experimental school in London constructed on theories and philosophies that Alcott built…
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