‘Little Women’ and author Alcott resonate 150 years later

CONCORD, Mass. | A century and a half before the #MeToo movement gave women a bold, new collective voice, Louisa May Alcott was lending them her own.
Society had far different expectations of women in 1867, when publisher Thomas Niles asked Alcott to write a “girls’ story.” At a time when women were expected to marry, often did not hold employment and could not vote, Alcott had her doubts about the success of “Little Women.” 1 of 9 In this May 17, 2018 photo provide