Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known for her novel Little Women. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1832 but lived in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott worked as a teacher and nurse to support her family before achieving success as an author. She published Little Women in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, based partially on her own childhood experiences with her three sisters. Alcott also wrote Little Men and other novels featuring families before dying in 1888.