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Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Born

in Lawrence, Kansas, The United States

February 17, 1879

Died

November 09, 1958

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Also wrote under the name Dorothy Canfield.

Library of Congress Authorities:
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958
See from: Canfield, Dorothy, 1879-1958
See from: Fisher, Dorothea Frances Canfield, 1879-1958
See from: Fisher, John Redwood, Mrs., 1879-1958
Some fiction works continued to be published under her maiden name after marriage.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early decades of the twentieth 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. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearin ...more

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s books

Average rating: 4.21 · 19,799 ratings · 2,120 reviews · 179 distinct works • Similar authors

	Understood Betsy 4.25 avg rating — 15,719 ratings — published 1916 — 312 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Home-Maker 4.16 avg rating — 2,239 ratings — published 1924 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deepening Stream 4.17 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1930 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Ida Washington (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1915 — 162 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brimming Cup (Neale and Marise, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1919 — 131 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paul Revere and the Minute Men 3.95 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1950 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes 3.04 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1907 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Independence and the Constitution 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1950 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasoned Timber by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Mark J. Madigan (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1939 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Montessori for Parents 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1912 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (?)

“...there are two ways to meet life; you may refuse to care until indifference becomes a habit, a defensive armor, and you are safe - but bored. Or you can care greatly, live greatly, until life breaks you on its wheel. ”
― Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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“It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.”
― Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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“If we would give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks’ vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days.”
― Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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Polls

November 2026 New School Classics Poll

A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, 1944, 269 pgs.

16 votes, 31.4%

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, 1970, 437 pgs.

9 votes, 17.6%

The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, 1924, 330 pgs.

7 votes, 13.7%

The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson, 1954, 276 pgs.

6 votes, 11.8%

The Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig, 1982, 257 pgs.

5 votes, 9.8%

A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke, 1961, 224 pgs.

5 votes, 9.8%

The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet, 1923, 127 pgs.

3 votes, 5.9%

51 total votes

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