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Author Harriet Reisen spoke about her book Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, which gives a fresh, modern take on this remarkable and prolific writer, on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

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Wednesday, November 4
Noon
McManus Room

In Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, Harriet Reisen gives a fresh, modern take on this remarkable and prolific writer, who secretly authored pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and completed heroic service as a Civil War nurse. Louisa May Alcott is also the story of how the all-time beloved American classic Little Women came to be, presenting the popular author as she was and has never been seen before. It will soon to be a PBS American Masters episode.

Books about Louisa May Alcott in the Library catalog.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Join TEAM Westport for this open forum, the sixth in the series on Multiculturism and Race. Sociologist David L. Levinson, Ph.D., President of Norwalk Community College, will frame the issue before discussion begins. “Westporters who have attended a TEAM Westport Conversation understand our “Open Space” format encourages participation,” said Harold Bailey Jr., TEAM Westport chair. “It is not a panel of experts or a lecture,” he added. “Rather, this will be a chance for parents, teachers, students, and alumni from all of Westport’s schools—in fact, anyone who is interested in having our town’s children get into the colleges they want and succeed in the world—to raise issues important to them, share their thoughts, and even choose to take action, all in an open, honest atmosphere." TEAM Westport is the town's official committee on multiculturalism and diversity.

Co-sponsored by Westport Library and TEAM Westport.