LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832–1888), a novelist and poet, is perhaps known as the author of the "Little Women" trilogy: Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. She was a committed abolitionist and feminist throughout her adult life. DANIEL SHEALY, a professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, has edited or coedited twelve books on Louisa May Alcott, including coediting her letters and journals. His most recent book is Little Women: An Annotated Edition.MADELEINE B. STERN is a partner in the New York rare book firm of Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern. She has written or edited several other books, eight about Louisa May Alcott.