Louisa May Alcott Alcott at about age 25 Born (1832-11-29)November 29, 1832 Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died March 6, 1888(1888-03-06) (aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Pen name A. M. Barnard Occupation Novelist Period American Civil War Genre Prose, poetry Subject Young adult fiction Notable works Little Women Signature