Alcott, May (1840–1879)

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Alcott, May (1840–1879)

American artist. Born Abby May Alcott, July 26, 1840; died Dec 1879, about a month after giving birth; dau. of Bronson (writer, educator, and Transcendentalist) and Abigail (May) Alcott; sister of Louisa May Alcott and Anna Bronson Alcott; studied art in Paris; m. Ernest Nieriker (Swiss businessman), Mar 22, 1878, and settled in a Parisian suburb; children: Louisa May Nieriker (b. Nov 8, 1879).

See also Caroline Ticknor, May Alcott: A Memoir (Little, Brown, 1927); and Women in World History.