Transcendental Wife: The Life of Abigail May Alcott

Transcendental Wife tells the story of Abigail May Alcott (1800-1877), a 19th-century wife and mother, who accepted the view that women best served society and moral authority by supporting involved husbands and by nurturing future citizens, the children.

Cynthia H. Barton is a writer and educator. She has written several articles for Cobblestone Magazine, and the Orchard House publication, Portfolio. She is also the biographer of the founder of the Fruitlands Museums, Clara Endicott Sears and a regular lecturer at the Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy in Concord, Massaschusetts.