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Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott: The Civil War

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Best known for her novel Little Women, learn about the impact of the abolitionist movement on Louisa May Alcott's life and writing and her experience working as a nurse during the Civil War in this video (4:34)from the American Masters film Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women.' Engage students with discussion questions, a close reading of passages from Alcott's book "Hospital Sketches," connections to the PBS show Mercy Street, and research about other abolitionists.

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