Born: Lawrence, Kansas February 17, 1879	Married 1907 John Fisher	Father: James Hulme Canfield
Died: Arlington, Vermont November 9, 1958	Children: 1909 Sally 1913 James Canfield	Mother: Flavia Camp

Read Mark Madigan's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Chronology

See the DCF Photo Gallery of her life

Also read the following articles by or about Dorothy Canfield Fisher.

The following excerpt is from Growing Up in Vermont written by Mary J. O'Neil
( Lane Press, INC., Burlington, Vermont 1950 )

Dorothy's pet was a little Morgan colt named Don , which became her favorite playfellow and went everywhere with her. Her great uncle who gave it to her used to say that it was a good thing that Don was too big to take into the house, for when Dorothy was in the house, that was about the only time they were apart.

Many country roads and mountain paths became favorite places for Dolly and Don. As she stopped at a nearby farm house on her early morning rides she was often offered a cup of foaming milk fresh from the cows.

She went fishing in the Batten Kill River with one of the older village boys who was a great fisherman.

On rainy days Dorothy liked to go hunting in the attic. She spent hours looking through books, dressing up in old clothes, and learning to use an old spinning wheel.

In the cellar of Dorothy's house were stored all kinds of goods; newly made butter, dark brown maple sugar, apples, as well as all kinds of lovely canned foods. Dorothy was usually chosen as the one to be sent to this very special place for whatever was wanted. It was a job she always liked to do. But perhaps more than any other one thing, Dorothy liked to sit and listen to stories. There were many great-aunts and great-uncles in her family and they could remember many things . Some things happened as far back as 18I2. The stories they told were true, and Dorothy sat listening to them by the hour .

As men and women live, they can not remain unchanged, they are shaped by what happens to them.
from: My Most Unforgettable Book

She is one of the great women loved and honored by the people of the World. She developed an early interest in languages and could speak five fluently. Dorothy was a promising violinist but her musical aspirations were cut short by deafness in one ear.

Fourth Graders from Union Elementary School in Montpelier, Vermont wrote a play about Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
They also wrote a theme song for the play with songwriter and performer Jon Gailmor.
Listen to this tribute to Dorothy Canfield Fisher and follow along as
Mr. Crowley's class sings A Wonderful Woman

The following excerpt is from Seasoned Timber by Dorothy Canfield Fisher,
Edited by - Mark Madigan, ( University Press of New England, Hanover, NH 1996 )

DOROTHY CANFIELD

Gunhild. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1907.
The Squirrel-Cage. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1912.
Hillsboro People. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
The Bent Twig. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
The Real Motive. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916.
Fellow Captains New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916.
(with Sarah N. Cleghorn).
Understood Betsy. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1917.
Home Fires in France. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1918.
The Day of Glory. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1919.
The Brimming Cup. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921.
Rough-Hewn. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.
Raw Material. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1923.
The Home-Maker. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1924.
Made-to-Order Stories, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925.
Her SonºsWife . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1926.
The Deepening Stream. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930.
Basque People. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931.
Bonfire. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1933.
Fables for Parents. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1937.
Seasoned Timber. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939.
Four-Square. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949.
A Harvest of Stories. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956.

DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

A Montessori Mother. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1912.
A Montessori Manual. Chicago: The Richardson Company, 1913.
Mothers and Children. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1914.
Self-Reliance. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1916.
Life of Christ New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1923.
by Giovanni Papini, freely trans. from the Italian by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
Why Stop Learning? New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927.
Work: What It Has Meant to Men through the Ages New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931.
by Adriano Tilgher, trans. from the Italian by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
Tourists Accommodated. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932.
Nothing Ever Happens and How It Does . Boston: The Beacon Press, 1940.
(with Sarah N. Cleghorn)
Tell Me a Story. Lincoln, Nebr.: University Publishing Company, 1940.
Our Young Folks. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943.
American Portraits. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946.
Paul Revere and the Minute Men. New York: Random House, 1950.
Our Independence and the Constitution. New York: Random House, 1950.
A Fair World for AII. New York: Whittlesey House, 1952.
Vermont Tradition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953.
Memories of Arlington, Vermont. New York: Dwell, Sloan and Pearce, 1957.
And Long Remember. New York: Whittlesey House, 1959.

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Honorary Degrees:

Dartmouth (first woman), Columbia, Nebraska, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Smith, Williams, Ohio State, University of Vermont