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Infant Instruction
Observations on the Principles and Methods of Infant Instruction was the first standalone work published by A.B. Alcott.
The essay was issued in the form of a pamphlet in 1830 when Alcott was teaching in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The essay was issued in the form of a pamphlet in 1830 when Alcott was teaching in Boston, Massachusetts.
You can see in…
Little Women
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…
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The Old House at Fruitlands
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…
Here you can see where members of the Alcott and Lane families lived. Residents…
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The Healthian
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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Alcott and Emerson
Bronson Alcott and Ralph Waldo Emerson were not just two of the leading thinkers of the American Transcendentalist movement, but they were also close friends. It was the genius of Emerson that attracted Alcott to Concord, Massachusetts.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and seer
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,…
Tremont Temple, Boston
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…
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Vegetarian in print
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…
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Louisa May Alcott
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…
Born in New England, she is the second daughter of Transcendentalist parents Amos Bronson and Abigail Alcott.
Louisa May's…
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Fruitlands
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…