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A 7 page paper. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) author of Little Women and Kate Chopin (1850-1904) author of The Awakening are two of the most celebrated female authors of the nineteenth century. The following hypothetical dialogue between Alcott and Chopin on women’s equality presupposes that each author would have an intimate knowledge of the other’s work although Chopin’s Awakening was not published until after Alcott’s death. No additional sources cited.
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authors of the nineteenth century. The following hypothetical dialogue between Alcott and Chopin on womens equality presupposes that each author would have an intimate knowledge of the others work although
Chopins Awakening was not published until after Alcotts death. Alcott: I am very pleased to meet you as you wrote the sort of novel that I always longed to
write, that is, one that demonstrated the devastating effect that the patriarchal attitude of our time had on women, as that was something I rebelled against all my life.
Chopin: I read Little Women when it was published in 1867. I was a little old to be reading a childrens book, but I found it extremely interesting and intriguing,
especially in regards to your characterization of Jo because she did not fit the societys expectations for girls. She was her own person and longed for a career rather than
being simply a wife and mother. I know that you supported womens suffrage, and you obviously could have made more points concerning the tyranny of patriarchy, but you did
not. The theme was there in your novel, but it was very subtle. Why is that? Alcott: Have you ever been poor? Chopin: Yes, after my husband died, I
had children to raise on my own and my financial situation was not dire, but I had to earn a living and I turned to writing. Alcott: I grew
up poor. My father, Bronson Alcott, was a transcendental philosopher and a very good one. He was loving, kind, and I was immensely grateful to be have received my education
under his progressive tutelage, rather than elsewhere. But, he was a poor provider. We moved at least 20 times during my childhood, as my father struggled in his various ways
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