A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 CE-1958 CE), Dorothy Canfield Fisher was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. Her writing helped increase understanding of the Montessori method of child-rearing in the U.S.