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* [[Fair for Its Day]]: The series was actually comparatively feminist by the standards of its day, but the most feminist thing about the novel isn't anything in the book itself -- but the fact that Louisa May Alcott defied every feminine standard of the day by fully supporting herself and her family financially with her pen after most publishers told her to "stick to your teaching."
** The fact that Jo supports a woman's right to work and support herself if she wants to while viewing marriage as something that can be optional is VERY damn feminist. Annie aka Nan is portrayed as a capable and independent woman who, despite caring for Tommy, views him bringing up their [[Childhood Marriage Promise]] as a total "what the HELL" moment, and in the end is single ''and happy because of that'', while Daisy's own choice to marry her [[Victorious Childhood Friend]] Nat is ''also'' seen as valid and worthy of respect.
* [[Fan -Preferred Couple]]: Jo and Laurie -- and no, this is ''not'' a case of [[Values Dissonance]]. The original 19th century fandom also shipped them.
* [[First Installment Wins]]
* [[Heartwarming Moment]]: The very end of the 1994 film: