From the Archives: Was Prof. Bhaer a ’48-er?

Today’s blog post just blew up in my face.  It happens.  Instead of scrambling to put something together, or simply not posting, I decided to run an updated version of a post from 2015 that relates to some of the issues I was thinking about.  There will be new stuff next week,I promise.  And an…

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Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy–and Anne Boyd Rioux

It’s the 150th anniversary of the publication of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and the legions of Alcott fans have plenty of ways to celebrate.  PBS released an adaptation in May and at lease one new feature film adaptation is in the works.(1) A graphic novel that re-envisions the March sisters as a blended family…

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