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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…