Louisa May Alcott Brought to Life at Rochester Hills Museum

Dozens of little women, and a handful of men, turned out for the : The Woman Behind the Little Women" presentation at the on Sunday. 

The program was part of a , in partnership with the .

Michele Dunham, museum education and program coordinator, kicked off the event with a presentation of what life was like when Alcott was alive. Dunham acknowledged many similarities , which the audience found intriguing. After Dunham wrapped up her presentation, Tim Twiss, a Highland musician, played his banjo in front of the crowd. 

"I am going to play some music I am certain she heard," Twiss said. "I will guarantee she heard this music - the pop music of the time ... what she was hearing, thinking and feeling I want to bring that to you right now."

To close the presentation, Alcott, played by re-enactor Marianne Donnelly of Boston, made an animated appearance.

She noted right off the bat she wouldn't be focusing her presentation on Little Women because, she said, "I hope to be remembered for more than that moral classic."

She went on to discuss voting, a woman's place and suffrage efforts of the time, all along adding in a dash of cheekiness.