May Alcott portrait by Rose Peckham
May Alcott failed spectacularly countless times before becoming a great artist. Immortalized by her sister as the vain, vivacious Amy in Little Women, the real youngest “March” sister, May, was a conscientious, creative, and courageous artist whose enthusiastic energy lifted everyone around her. Travel with Katie to Orchard House, where the Alcotts lived 175 years ago, and see the world as May saw it: beautiful, joyful, and full of possibility.
You can take a virtual tour of Orchard House on the museum website, as well as visit their online shop.
The Librivox recording of Little Women can be found here. Read May Alcott’s book “Studying Art Abroad and How to do it Cheaply” here.
Katie and Jan Turnquist in front of Orchard House
Jan Turnquist is the executive director of Orchard House, and director and co-executive producer of the Emmy award-winning documentary Orchard House: Home of the Little Women.
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