PinnedLouisa May Alcott and the real life Friedrich Bhaer, John Suhre The German SoldierDuring her civil war service as a nurse, Louisa took care of the wounded soldier John Suhre. John who was a German descendant made an ever-lasting impression on Louisa and she captured his character to her first successful novel Hospital sketches. What we know about John is that he had…Civil War2 min readCivil War2 min read
May 19Member-onlyJo’s School for Boys: Where Learning and Love MeetLouisa’s sister May had asked Louisa not to write so much about Amy in the sequels because she received lots of hate mail from…Brain4 min readBrain4 min read
May 18Member-onlyBringing Boys Up with JoThere are lots of students in Plumfield. Boys of different ages and from different backgrounds. At the beginning of Little Men, Jo and Friedrich…Resources4 min readResources4 min read
May 17Member-onlyJo’s School of Love and LearningIn Little Women, there are many moments when it is said that Jo worships boys. Jo gets along better with boys than she does…Childcare4 min readChildcare4 min read
May 16Member-onlyBoys, Learn with Jo!Friedrich and Jo, do have quite many passionate scenes in the Little Women series. There is a very non-proper kissing scene in the under…Students4 min readStudents4 min read
May 15Member-onlyJo’s School: Education for Boys, Wisdom for AllThis is the great contradiction of Jo’s character. People at large know that she’s a tomboy, but she’s an incredibly maternal figure. In her…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
May 14Member-onlyJo starts a school for boys..because she loves boysThis is from @the-other-art-blog: “They were taught not to be ashamed of showing their emotions. How amazing is this? She wrote this in the…Tomboy3 min readTomboy3 min read
May 13Member-onlyLittle Women: Boys Will Be Boys: Starting a Feminist FutureIt took some time for me to understand why Jo wanted to start a school for boys when I was a child, and I…Reading3 min readReading3 min read
May 12Member-onlyLittle Women: Breaking Barriers, Building BoysJo sees Laurie as her child. A lot of people mix that with romantic love, but Jo was always that way with Laurie. Throughout…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
May 11Member-onlyLittle Women on boys education: Revolutionize the FutureHello, Little Women fans. Comment shout-out goes to @senseandpeace, who writes “At the end of part two, Jo states that she’ll open up a…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
