montessori

  • birth

    Maria Montesorri was born in Chiaravalle Italy
  • Award

    Maria Was awarded her degree as a doctor of medicine and became the first woman doctor in italy.
  • Joins education

    Maria joins the education of retarted children. At this time she began to observe and study now children really learn.
  • award

    Maria recieves an award for outstanding service in hospitals
  • School

    Montessori returns to the University of Rome to study hygiene and phychology
  • Theory

    The "montessori Method" is published and she gives up hospital work to concentrate full time on lecturing writing and organizing.
  • Education

    The first American Montessori School opens in NY
  • Handbook

    Montessoris own handbook is published
  • Dad

    Montessoris Father dies while in the U.S. She imediatly returns home.
  • Mussolini

    Maria meets with Mussolini, and he agrees that the Italian government should again support Montessori schools
  • Death

    Montessori dies age 81.