She wrote Little Women to help her father.

Thomas Niles was an editor of a publishing business, and he met Alcott in 1867 and asked her to create a book for girls at the time. Although she tried to be enthusiastic about the project, she felt that as a tomboy, she wouldn't have anything to write about girls. The following year, Niles came under pressure from Alcott's father to publish his manuscript on philosophy. He suggested to Niles that his daughter create a collection of fairy tales, but Niles insisted on a book about girls.

Niles promised to publish his philosophical manuscript if Alcott's father could convince his daughter to create a (non-fairy) novel for her. The work was written by Alcott based on her memories of growing up with her older sisters. Most of all, the reason she wrote was to make her father happy and promote his writing career. Released to the public in September 1868, the first part of Little Women was received with an immense reception. great readership along with extremely proud book sales. The second part was published by her in 1869, following the success of the previous two, Alcott wrote sequels such as Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).