The Victorian era was a time when the rights that women are so accustomed to today did not exist. In fact, this era was particularly known for the harsh code of morality imposed on women. Men behaved more like landowners when it came to women. Men viewed women as useful only to fulfill a few specific goals, and beyond that, they were virtually worthless. Women like Louisa May Alcott were looking for a chance to explore their individual freedoms outside of men. Women did not gain the right to vote until 1919; However, Louisa May Alcott expressed interest in the subject of women's rights early on, having lived through this humiliating time herself. It was nearly 50 years after she wrote her inspiring and groundbreaking novel, Little Women, that women were finally truly recognized as equals and the path to women's rights was rightly revealed. Louisa May Alcott's life in a restrictive 19th-century society led her to write feminist novels that ushered in the era of women's rights. During the Victorian era, countless restrictions were placed on women and equality was not a social norm. According to Margaret Strickland, “For Victorian women, employment opportunities were limited to roles sanctioned and contained by domesticity (governess, teacher, companion/maid, etc.)” (Strickland). Nowadays, women are admired for their ability to fulfill various roles in the workplace, and it is considered unconstitutional that a woman cannot enjoy her rights. Women can be doctors, lawyers, businesswomen, MPs, etc. The list is endless and the roles we play are no longer limited to just domestic life. This is what Louisa May Alcott was looking for; this individual freedom which is so easily a...... middle of paper ....... 2010. Web. April 6, 2014.Elbert, Sarah. A Hunger for Home: Louisa May Alcott and Little Women. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1984. Louisa May Alcott is my passion. WordPress.com, July 5, 2011. Web. April 6, 2014.Goodwin, Joan. “Louisa May Alcott.” Louisa May Alcott. Unitarian Universalist History and Heritage Society (UUHHS), December 1, 2001. Web. March 9, 2014. “Historical Analysis: Women as “Sex” in the Victorian Era.” » Historical analysis: women as "sex" in the Victorian era. Np, and Web. March 08, 2014. Strickland, Margaret. “The Struggle Between Feeling and Sensation in the Writings of Louisa May Alcott.” The struggle between feeling and sensation in the writings of Louisa May Alcott. Domestic Goddesses, 1997. Web. March 09, 2014.West Morris Mendham High School. Louisa May Alcott. West Morris Mendham Nigh School, nd Web. March 9. 2014.