Quotation by

Louisa May Alcott

People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.

Louisa May Alcott

Women

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Louisa May Alcott is saying that today, people rarely inherit large sums of money, so men must earn their living through work while women often depend on marriage to gain financial security. She expresses frustration with this unfair system that forces women to rely on men for money instead of having their own independent wealth.

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