Tag: little women

November 29, 2012

Barbara Sicherman: The Persistence of Little Women, or Still Timely after All These Years

Today is the 180th anniversary of Louisa May Alcott’s birth. Barbara Sicherman describes the lasting influence of her most famous work, “Little Women.” Continue Reading Barbara Sicherman: The Persistence of Little Women, or Still Timely after All These Years

Literature/Women's Studies

Louisa May Alcott and the Godmother of Punk

We love it when new UNC Press books seem to be in conversation with other books of the moment. Take Patti Smith’s acclaimed new memoir, Just Kids (HarperCollins 2010), which offers an inside look at the punk pioneer’s artistic influences and collaborations, including Arthur Rimbaud, Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce Springsteen, Sam Shepard, and Fred “Sonic” Smith–all men. However, right there on… Continue Reading Louisa May Alcott and the Godmother of Punk

American History/American Studies/Biography / Autobiography/Interviews/Music/UNC Press News/Women's Studies