Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879–1958)
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A propos de l'auteur
Author Dorothy Canfield Fisher was born in Lawrence, Kansas on February 17, 1879. She received a Ph.D. in romance languages from Columbia University in 1904. She wrote novels, short stories, children's books, educational works, and memoirs. In 1912, she met Maria Montessori in Italy and was so afficher plus impressed by the educator's theories that she wrote A Montessori Mother, The Montessori Manual, and Mothers and Children. She worked for many environmental, children's and education causes in the 1940s and 1950s. She died in Arlington, Vermont on November 9, 1958. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) This author's works of fiction were under her birth name, Dorothy Canfield; works of non-fiction were published under her married name, Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
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Œuvres de Dorothy Canfield Fisher
A Fair World for All: The Meaning of the Declaration of Human Rights (1952) — Auteur — 10 exemplaires
Why stop learning? 4 exemplaires
Tourists accommodated; some scenes from present-day summer life in Vermont, written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher out of… 2 exemplaires
Memories of my home town, 2 exemplaires
Corneille and Racine in England: A study of the English translations of the two Corneilles and Racine, with especial… 2 exemplaires
Montesoriska Motina 2 exemplaires
Mount Allegro: A Memoir of Italian American Life 1 exemplaire
As ye sow 1 exemplaire
Sex Education [short story] 1 exemplaire
The Murder on Jefferson Street [short story] 1 exemplaire
Aces 1 exemplaire
Vermont summer homes 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 06: Harvest of Holidays (1900) — Contributeur — 152 exemplaires
Women's Magazines, 1940-1960: Gender Roles and the Popular Press (1998) — Contributeur — 89 exemplaires
May Your Days Be Merry and Bright: Christmas Stories by Women (1988) — Contributeur — 52 exemplaires
Women in the Trees: U.S. Women's Short Stories About Battering and Resistance, 1839-1994 (1996) — Contributeur — 39 exemplaires
The Best Short Stories of 1936 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1936) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
The Best Short Stories of 1928 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1928) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Uncle Lisha's Shop and A Danvis Pioneer — Introduction — 2 exemplaires
My Friend Flicka, The Apprentice, Old Ben — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 7 (14 Great stories by 14 Great Authors) (1943) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
First Love: Stories by Sixteen of Today's Great Authors of Romantic Fiction (1948) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Dynamo Farm: A 4-H Story — Avant-propos — 1 exemplaire
Stories for girls — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Canfield, Dorothea Frances
- Autres noms
- Canfield, Dorothy (pen name)
- Date de naissance
- 1879-02-17
- Date de décès
- 1958-11-09
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA (birth)
- Lieu de naissance
- Lawrence, Kansas, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Arlington, Vermont, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Paris, France
Arlington, Vermont, USA - Études
- Ohio State University (BA ∙ 1899)
The Sorbonne, Paris, France
Columbia University (PhD ∙ 1904) - Professions
- educational reformer
children's book author
social activist
writer
translator
memoirist - Relations
- Cather, Willa (friend)
- Organisations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1931)
Book-of-the-Month Club - Prix et distinctions
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
- Courte biographie
- Dorothea Frances Canfield was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to James Hulme Canfield, an educator, and Flavia Camp, an artist and writer. Her father became a professor at the University of Kansas and later chancellor of the University of Nebraska and president of Ohio State University. As a child, she spent much time visiting her mother's family in Vermont, which served as the setting for many of her books. At age 10, she spent a year in Paris while her mother studied art, and became fluent in French. She graduated from Ohio State University and went on to study Romance languages at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Columbia University, where she earned a doctoral degree. She co-wrote the textbook English Rhetoric and Composition (1906). In 1907, she married John Redwood Fisher, with whom she had two children. In 1911, after visiting the "children's houses" in Rome established by Maria Montessori, she endeavored to introduce the Montessori method in the USA. She translated Montessori's books into English. She and their children accompanied her husband to France when he volunteered to work with the U.S. Army ambulance service and as an officer with the Medical Corps during World War I. She worked to establish a Braille press for blinded war veterans and the Bidart home for refugee children. In 1918, she published a memoir, Home Fires in France. She also wrote 22 novels, plus short stories, educational works, and literary criticism. She was renowned for her support of women's rights and racial equality. See also The Lady from Vermont: Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Life and World by Elizabeth Yates (1971) and Dorothy Canfield Fisher – A Biography by Ida H. Washington (1982).
- Notice de désambigüisation
- This author's works of fiction were under her birth name, Dorothy Canfield; works of non-fiction were published under her married name, Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
Membres
Discussions
AMERICAN AUTHORS CHALLENGE--OCTOBER 2023--DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER à 75 Books Challenge for 2023 (Octobre 2023)
Virago Monthly Reads: Feb 2018: Dorothy Canfield Fisher à Virago Modern Classics (Mars 2018)
old kids book, city girl on a farm à Name that Book (Octobre 2012)
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1970s (3)
Ambleside Y2 (1)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 59
- Aussi par
- 45
- Membres
- 5,252
- Popularité
- #4,747
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 75
- ISBN
- 270
- Langues
- 4
- Favoris
- 6