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who is the author of little women and little men

 Louisa May Alcott is the author of Little Women and Little Men. Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown which is now part of Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo’s Boys.

Alcott, who continued to write until her death, suffered chronic health problems in her later years, including vertigo. Alcott died at age 55 of a stroke in Boston, on March 6, 1888.