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Thursday, March 29, 2012

On This Day in UU History - Louisa May Alcott Votes

Concord Women Cast First Votes


On this date in 1880 women in Concord, Massachusetts were allowed to vote for school committee for the first time. Among the 19 women who voted was Louisa May Alcott - author of the classic work Little Women, and the daughter of Unitarian minister, Bronson Alcott.

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