![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though most members of the Alcott family took advantage of the opportunities opened up by the social reorganization of the Industrial Revolution to practice alternative gender identities, they articulated their experiences and place within society through the language of the dominant domestic ideology. The rich historical and literary record for the Alcott family in addition to the 161 ceramic vessels, numerous glass vessels, and personal artifacts recovered archaeologically provide a wealth of information from which the gendered lives of the mid-nineteenth-century family can be interpreted. Though occupied relatively consistently from the 17th century through the late nineteenth century, Orchard House is best known for being the home of Louisa May Alcott in which she wrote her most famous work, Little Women. This thesis examines the ceramic and glass assemblages recovered from the northern bank behind Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts in 20. ![]()
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