How is the author's purpose that Alcott was "not a typical woman" best conveyed in "Louisa May Alcott, Author and Activist"?
The author specifies that Alcott's father was a teacher who valued education very highly.
The author explains how Alcott was raised by an unusual father who encouraged nontraditional pursuits for his daughters.
The author states that most Americans believed that a woman was supposed to be a wife and mother during Alcott's time.
The author reveals that Alcott used a pseudonym for her book Hospital Sketches.