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Maria Montessori was born in Chiaravalle, Italy. She was born to Alessandro Montessori and Renilde Stoppani.
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Montessori was one the first advocates for the Woman's Rights Movement. She fought for equal pay for women.
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Montessori pursued a career that was not common for women during this time. She pushed the boundaries within the scopes of the medical field. She faced disapproval from her father and gender stereotypes while in school. Montessori completed her degree through many obstacles and bias.
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Maria Montessori gives birth to her son, Mario. Montessori had a love affair with one of the doctors she worked with, Giuseppe Montesano. She did not marry him because she did not want to stop her important research. The child's father fell in love with someone else and married. Montessori had a family in the countryside raise Mario for his early childhood.
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Montessori noticed that the environment was not providing the necessary stimulation for the children. She started her research and observations by including sensory stimulation for the children in this ward.
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Montessori provided activities and materials that were engaging for children. She observed the children have a natural order for choosing their work and once they feel satisfied, they clean it up and wanted to put it back where it belonged. The school received a lot of attention because it differed from traditional education (teacher and students in desks).
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Montessori begins her first training courses to teach others the Montessori method. The first training is with 100 students.
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Montessori offers her first international training course. Students came from all over the world to learn about her methods. She offered these courses in her apartment in Rome, Italy.
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Montessori travels to the United States again, but this time with her son, Mario. She gives lectures to Kindergarten Union and National Educational Association. She also offers her third international training course.
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Nazi's burn Montessori's books and closes all Montessori schools in Germany. After realizing the differing views of Montessori, Mussolini follows by closing all Montessori schools in Italy a year later.
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The Discovery of the Child, To Educate the Human Potential, What You Should Know about Your Child, and Child Training
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Elementary education for adolescents
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Montessori was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize again in 1950 and 1951.
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Montessori speaks at her last International Montessori Congress. Every time she spoke, it was always a new, fresh perspective. She dies a year later.
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Maria Montessori dies at the age of 81 in the Netherlands.
