08 - Betsy Starts a Sewing Society
Understood Betsy is a charming 1916 childrens novel by Dorothy Canfield Fisher that follows the journey of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan. Transitioning from a sheltered life with her fathers aunt Harriet and cousin Frances in the city to the vibrant world of a Vermont farm with her mothers family, the Putneys, Betsy discovers a new way of life. While her city relatives viewed the Putneys child-rearing methods with skepticism, Betsy thrives in her rural surroundings, embracing activities that her cousin once deemed too challenging for a girl her age, such as walking to school alone…
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