Little Women Little Women Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books over several months at the request of her publisher. Following the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—the novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Scholars classify "Little Women" as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. "Little Women" was an immediate commercial and critical success with readers demanding to know more about the characters. Alcott quickly completed
St. Sophia Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Sophia Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Sophia Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, also known as the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged, is a historic Roman Catholic hospital and convent located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The original residence known as "Warsaw" was built in 1832, and subsequently incorporated into the Italianate style brick hospital building between 1877 and 1881. A convent wing was added in 1894 and a service wing in the 1950s. The building is a 3 1/2-story, brick structure on a brick basement with a Second