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Nationality  American
Parents  James Hulme Canfield
Role  Author

Name  Dorothy Fisher
Occupation  Writer, educator
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Full Name  Dorothea Frances Canfield
Born  February 17, 1879 (1879-02-17) Lawrence, Kansas, US
Other names  Dorothea Frances Canfield
Known for  Montessori method; adult education; Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
Died  November 9, 1958, Arlington, Vermont, United States
Education  Columbia University, Ohio State University
Books  Understood Betsy, The home‑maker, The bent twig, The bedquilt and other, The Brimming Cup

Nominations  Nobel Prize in Literature

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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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