By Sharon McDanielLouisa May Alcott, author of Little Women (1868), was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 29, 1832, and grew up in New England. An ardent abolitionist, she volunteered in the Civil War as a nurse and served for six weeks (1862-1863) at a Union hospital. (Photo: Nancy Porter Productions, http://www.alcottfilm.com/; Louisa at age 20)She also wrote Work (1872), an … [Read more...]