Ebook {Epub PDF} Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

 · Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 66, free ebooks. 13 by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.  · Originally published in , Dorothy Canfield Fisher was a women's rights activist, educator, wife and mother. She eventually earned a doctorate from Columbia; something almost unheard of for a woman at that time. Many of her stories were considered autobiographical in some sense including UNDERSTOOD BETSY/5(K). Dorothy Canfield Fisher was a pioneer in children's literature. In addition to writing more than fifty books for children, including The Home-Maker and Understood Betsy, she was a co-founder of the Book-of-the-Month Club and a key reviewer for The New York Times. While Ms. Fisher lived most of her life in New York City, she retained an enormous affection for the hills of Vermont, where she was raised/5().

Understood Betsy is a delightful story. Dorothy Canfield Fisher helped to introduce the Montessori method of teaching into the United States, and this book reflects her belief that children learn best in natural settings rather than artificial environments. ― Dorothy Canfield Fisher, quote from Understood Betsy "I never did,' said the little girl, but in a less doubtful tone than she had ever used with that phrase so familiar to her. A dim notion was growing in her mind that the fact that she had never done a thing was no proof that she couldn't.". UNDERSTOOD BETSY CHAPTER I AUNT HARRIET HAS A COUGH. WHEN this story begins, Elizabeth Ann, who is the heroine of it, was a little girl of nine, who lived with her Great-aunt Harriet in a medium-sized city in a medium-sized State in the middle of this country; and that's all you need to know about the place, for it's not the important thing in the story; and anyhow you know all about it.

Understood Betsy is a delightful story. Dorothy Canfield Fisher helped to introduce the Montessori method of teaching into the United States, and this book reflects her belief that children learn best in natural settings rather than artificial environments. My friend, Betsy, said without hesitation that for her it was "Understood Betsy." I asked what she had learned from the novel, and she replied, with enthusiasm, "Doubting myself at the time, it taught me that I can do or become anything I want if I set my mind to it.". Dorothy Canfield Fisher was a pioneer in children's literature. In addition to writing more than fifty books for children, including The Home-Maker and Understood Betsy, she was a co-founder of the Book-of-the-Month Club and a key reviewer for The New York Times. While Ms. Fisher lived most of her life in New York City, she retained an enormous affection for the hills of Vermont, where she was raised.