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Mr. March, like Benjamin Szold, was a clergyman, although of an indeterminate denomination ; ;

and `` Marmee '' March, like Sophie Szold, was the competent manager of her brood of girls, of whom the Marches had only four to the Szolds' five.

But the March girls had their counterparts in the Szold girls.

Henrietta could easily identify herself with Jo March, although Jo was not the eldest sister.

Neither was Henrietta hoydenish like Jo, who frankly wished she were a boy and had deliberately shortened her name, which, like Henrietta's, was the feminine form of a boy's name.

But both were high-spirited and vivacious, both had tempers to control, both loved languages, especially English and German, both were good teachers and wrote for publication.

Each was her mother's assistant and confidante ; ;

and each stood out conspicuously in the family picture.