The Fruitlands Effect
On July 13, 2022, Let Genius Burn was invited to speak at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts, the site where the Alcott family lived--and nearly died--for 9 months in 1843.
This episode is the recording of our talk.
The Fruitlands Effect: How the Utopian Experiment Influenced Louisa May Alcott’s Life and Work
The Alcott family spent less than a year living at Fruitlands, but the experience significantly altered their values and family dynamic. Louisa May Alcott would not have been the same woman without the lessons she learned and hardship she faced during her family’s utopian…
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