Little Women: Sisters, Spinsters, and Success

This class with Kayla Stierwalt follows a discussion based format. Each week class covers 12 chapters of the book. The first session includes and introduction to the course and the first 11 chapters. As students engage the text, we will examine the sisters' familial bonds and how they differ as individuals. We will also look at each little woman's aspirations and how likely she is to achieve them depending on society's expectations and her own actions. The discussion around society includes marriage expectations, women's roles, careers, friendship, and more. The class will meet on video with the instructor and use messenger to discuss with each other. Questions will cover the content to ensure understanding as well as further questions to get them thinking of its applications for history and current times.

The weekly chapter sections are: 

Class 1 (week of January 15-21): chapters 1-11
Class 2 (week of January 22-28): chapters 12-23
Class 3 (week of January 29-February 4): chapters 24-35
Class 4 (week of February 5-11): chapters 36-47