Hi my names Matthew Duran and I choose the author Louisa May Alcott

Lousia May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best know for her novel Little Woman and its sequel Little Men. She was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on November 29, 1832. Lousia had 3 sisters and was educated by her father. Her father was a huge motivation when it came to her education, during a time of his Temple School in Boston and eventually at home. Lousia first began to write potboilers, which were violent tales. Her later works were depictions of woman as strong and self-reliant. She volunteered as a nurse after the American Civil War. Yet she contracted typhoid from the unsanitary hospital conditions. She was never the same after that, she wrote a book called "Hospital Sketches" which brought her the first taste of fame. Her stories began to appear in "The Atlantic Monthly" and because of family issues pressing she wrote the autobiographical "Little Woman" which was a huge success.

Lousia greatest work was "Little Woman". Little woman explored the domestic violence that went on throughout Lousia's life and family life. Little woman traces the different personalities and fortunes of four sisters as they emerge from childhood and encounter the hardships of employment, society and marriage. Little Woman shows the struggles that Lousia and her family went through. This story shows how woman struggle in life during this time and how hard it was to make it in society. During the book many of the characters move around to different family homes from aunts to uncles houses because of a sickness going around. As well as getting married as any aspiring woman would do at the time. Sadly one of the dear sisters dies from the sickness during the book. This book shows the struggles and deprivation these young woman faced, which made it one of the reasons it is an unsurpassed book during this time and even today.

One of Lousia's famous quotes from her world famous book "Little Woman" said this
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”
― Louisa May Alcott
This quote tells me that she had thoughts of heaven and thought throughout her life about something bigger than herself like God.
Another quote from her book said
“A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
This quote is a reflection of the pain and struggle she felt during her life.

Lousia May Alcott was significant because she shook the book world with her book little woman. Her book connected through to so many people, because many people during that time were facing the same hardships and struggles in their own life and family life. Her work was significant because it was unique and creative and sparked the writing world making her one of the best authors that has ever lived.

Her work really spoke to me and made me feel for her many hardships that she faced. Her work to me has many authentic emotions which is refreshing to see. I feel many stories these days are fabricated and not from the writers heart. Lousia's work impressed me very much which makes me to believe she is one the best authors to ever live.

My essential question: Why do gender stereotypes still exist today?

Gender stereotypes still exist today because that's how we were brought up boys work these jobs girls work those. So many times in society we be little boys or girls in areas we think there's no way they could excel in those areas. Yet we see in todays society that many girls can do a guys job just as good, vice versa. In little woman many of the girls feels trapped and forced to stay in a bubble.