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
Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Bologna, Italy. On 31 December 2008, there were 294 sisters in 36 communities. Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows The Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows (Italian: "Suore Minime dell'Addolorata"; Latin: "Institutum Sororum Minimarum a Virgine Perdolente") is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common. Their mission includes missionary work, pastoral ministry, education of youth, and care of the sick and aged. This religious institute was founded in Le Budrie, near San