Historical Explorations, Biography, Education Meredith Busch-Yankovsky Historical Explorations, Biography, Education Meredith Busch-Yankovsky

Home economics, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, & Montessori education

Often, when looking for personal inspiration to spark research ideas, I look through my sorority's list of notable members. On the list of Kappa Kappa Gamma members that were notable authors, was Dorothy Canfield Fisher. This blog post explores Fisher's life between 1900 and 1929, seeking to place her work on Montessori teaching and her theories about economics within the broader context of American economic trends and home economics at large.

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