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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.

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-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary tastes by serving as a member of the Book of the Month Club selection committee from 1925 to 1951.

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 13,760 ratings · 1,135 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors

	Understood Betsy 4.16 avg rating — 11,719 ratings — published 1916 — 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 Home-Maker 4.18 avg rating — 934 ratings — published 1924 — 12 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? Over Five Hundred Games and Pastimes - A Book of Suggestions for Children's Games and Employments 3.10 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1907 — 34 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) 3.86 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1915 — 60 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 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1939 — 3 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) 3.63 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1919 — 5 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 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1950 — 2 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
	Her Son's Wife 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1926 — 3 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 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1950 — 3 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 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1930 — 5 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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Neale and Marise (2 books)
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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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Read a book published during the lifetime (years only) of one of these winter birthday authors:

Gerald Durrell (Jan 7) 1925-1995

15 votes, 53.6%

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Feb 17) 1879-1958

11 votes, 39.3%

August Strindberg (Jan 24) 1849-1912

1 vote, 3.6%

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Feb 27) 1807-1882

1 vote, 3.6%

28 total votes

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