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Maria Montessori
She was
born in 1870 at Chiaravalle near Ancona, Italy, an only
child of a fairly well-to-do family. At that time,
Italy was stricken by poverty, illiteracy and child
labor was common, and the educational system was barely
developed.
At the age of
twelve, Maria Montessori decided that she wanted to become
an engineer. She attended a school where she received
technical training, which was highly uncommon for a young
girl. Subsequently, she chose to study medicine at the
University of Rome and in 1896 she became Italy's first
female physician. Read more...
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- Redefined education 100 years ago
- Method astonishingly valid today
- Realized the overlooked potential
- Increased developmental capacity
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First female physician in Italy
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Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
1949, 1950, 1951
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Recommended Reading
Published posthumously in 1967
Translations of Italian lectures
"Nothing has more importance for us than this absorbent form of mind, which shapes the adult and adapts him to any kind of social order, climate, or country."
Dr. Maria Montessori
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