Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888 creator text utu 2003 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Work: A Story of Experience" by Louisa May Alcott is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1873. Christie Devon, a twenty-one-year-old orphan, leaves her relatives to support herself independently. She moves through various jobs—housekeeper, actress, governess, companion, seamstress—encountering friendship, tragedy, and injustice along the way. Drawing from Alcott's own workforce experiences, the story explores women's labor, personal independence, social reform, and mental health in the years surrounding the American Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work:_A_Story_of_Experience Release date is 2003-12-01 Charles Aldarondo Original publication data not identified Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Feminist fiction Women -- Employment -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4770 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4770 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133130.0 4770