“I captured the nuances that still make me laugh and cry” (Delamar xiii). Louisa May Alcott is a wonderful woman who was known not only as a great writer, but also as a fighter for justice and an advocate for human rights. No matter what difficulties Louisa faced in her life, she managed to achieve her dream. She wrote one of the greatest books of its time, Little Women. She participated in anti-slavery activities and was an unofficial feminist. She worked hard for the fans and not for fame or money. Louisa May Alcott is an example to all people around the world. Louisa May Alcott was born into a poor but loving family. She grew up with the kindness of her father and the beauty of her mother. Louisa May Alcott's father was a writer and had a great influence on her. Her mother was a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement and abolitionist. Louisa showed interest in writing as a child. She used her father's dictionary and philosophy book to study when no one saw them (Delamar 3-5). Her family moved several times and it wasn't until she was fourteen that she got her first room of her own (Shealy xix). Louisa May Alcott and her three sisters were educated at home by her father. Despite her poor and difficult life, she tried to overcome difficulties. When Louisa May Alcott turned seventeen, she was such a beautiful woman, tall and charming. She had big blue eyes and brown hair. However, she would never marry because she believed that a woman could take care of herself without the support of a man (Delamar 34). Due to her difficult life, she started working at a very young age. She worked as a governess, seamstress and teacher. At the age of fifteen she taught some of her younger playmates. During her teaching and...... in the midst of writing...... appetite, and all its diseases teased her, she continued to work. She wasn't able to write with her right hand, but she forced herself to learn to write with her left hand. Louisa May Alcott worked on Jo's Boys and she knew it would be her last story (Delamar 136). On March 4, Louisa May Alcott came to visit her ailing father for the last time, and he died the same day. Two days later, she followed her father without any regrets. She left behind a marvelous work; all of his books, letters, and diaries are part of American history (Matteson). Despite a difficult life, she achieved everything she wanted. Louisa May Alcott is an analogy to a perfect, free woman. She proved that hard work can help make a dream come true. People have read his book so far. “One thing she gained was something she never dreamed of: Louisa May Alcott achieved immortality.” (Delamar 142).