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About Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. Her writing helped increase understanding of the Montessori method of child-rearing in the U.S.; she presided over the country's first adult education program; and her service as a member of the Book of the Month Club selection committee from 1925 to 1951 helped shape literary tastes in the U.S.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher writes about Fiction, Social life and customs, United States, Vermont, Montessori method of education, and Families. Their best-known work is Understood Betsy.

On FindMyTBR we track 5 books by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, 4 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including A Thread Without a Knot (Unabridged), THE BRIMMING CUP: Marriage, Family Life, and Social Change in Small-Town America, and The Home-Maker (Unabridged). Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.