Little Women they were not married. ""Little Women" indisputably enlarges the myth of American womanhood by insisting that the home and the women's sphere cherish individuality and thus produce young adults who can make their way in the world while preserving a critical distance from its social arrangements." As with all youth, the March girls had to grow up. These sisters, and in particular Jo, were apprehensive about adulthood because they were afraid that, by conforming to what society wanted, they would lose their special individuality. Alcott "made women's rights integral to her stories, and above all to "Little Women"." Alcott's fiction
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross are a diocesan community of religious women who live according to the Rule of St. Francis of Assisi in Northeastern Wisconsin. In essence, the sisters practice "simplicity, hospitality, and prayer that is centered on the Cross of Jesus Christ, the sacred Word of Scripture, and the Holy Eucharist." This Catholic community of women was founded in 1868 by Father Edward Daems (1826 - 1879) who came to northeastern Wisconsin to minister to the local Belgian immigrants. Seeing the need for teachers, Father Daems