Understood Betsy

Elizabeth Ann, a timid and dependent nine-year-old, is raised by her overprotective Aunt Frances, who adheres to modern child-rearing theories. Her life takes a turn when she is sent to stay with relatives on a farm in Vermont, where her uncle Henry encourages her to embrace independence. As she navigates this new environment, Elizabeth begins to discover her own strengths and capabilities, reflecting the principles of learning by doing championed by early educational advocate Dorothy Canfield Fisher.