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
The Rollin Sisters to Charleston's antebellum free black "aristocracy". Very little is known about their mother. William Rollin was a fervent Roman Catholic and was very concerned with his daughters' education. In the spring of 1871, two New York newspapers covering South Carolina politics, the "Sun" and the "New York Herald", published long interviews with the sisters. By that time, the sisters had become known for their salon, which was referred to as "the Republican Headquarters" at the time. The Rollin sisters were closely aligned with both white and black radical Republican leadership in the area. "The Sun" compared the women to Catherine