Little Women has remained enduringly popular since jeho publication v 1868, berúc inšpiráciu pre celú rodinu rodiny stories. Set v malej New England komunity, to je celá marchová rodina: Marmee vyzeral po dcére v absencii jej husband, ktorý je serving as armádou chaplain v civilnej vojne, a Meg, Jo, Beth, a Amy experimenty domácich trials and triumphs as they attempt to supplement the family's malý income. V sekundovej časti novely (sometimes berieme do úvahy ako dobré Wives) dievčatá rastú a fall in love. The novel je highly autobiographical, a v Jo's charakter Alcott portrays strong-minded and independent žena, determined to control jej own destiny. Vytvorenie tejto verzie tvorí fascinujúcu históriu Alcotts, a Louisa Alcott's vlastné struggles ako writer.