News 1896 International Congress for Women’s Rights Today is Equal Pay Day — marking that on the whole women’s pay continues to lag behind men’s pay. And here’s how that connects to Maria Montessori. In 1896, just after her graduation as a physician from the University of Rome, she was asked to form part of the...
News 1936 Catalunya Radio Address Imagine: it is 1936, around 8:00 p.m. Your family lives in Catalunya and you start tuning the radio after a day’s work— hoping for some entertainment, music and “instruction”. And, indeed, shortly after 8:00 the evening broadcast opens with a talk by Maria Mon...
News International Women's Day On March 8, International Women's Day, we can take inspiration from Maria Montessori, when she wrote in 1907: The time has come for action. We have talked enough. It is time to close the ranks, assess our situation, and act. These were some of the concludin...
Page The Press The Maria Montessori Archives holds a treasure of newspaper clippings in many languages.
Page Photos, Videos and Audio The Maria Montessori Archives include an extensive library of photographs, documenting her professional life: many photos show her surrounded by students, collaborators or congress participants.
Page Biography of Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was born on 31 August 1870 in the town of Chiaravalle, Italy. Her father, Alessandro, was an accountant in the civil service, and her mother, Renilde Stoppani, was well educated and had a passion for reading. The Montessori family moved to Rome...
News 100 Women of the Year On 5 March 2020 TIME Magazine announced Maria Montessori was named one of the 100 Women of the Year, in their list of the most influential women of the past century. The cover art was inspired by the February issue of 1930 featuring Maria Montessori. In thous...
Page Stories from the Legacy Team Storytelling is such a powerful aspect of the Montessori approach to education. In this section, we will be sharing stories, interviews, oral histories and video clips that reveal the intricacies and impact of Maria Montessori's life and legacy. In short video...
Page Awards and Honours During her student years Maria Montessori won a prize for her work in general pathology. Throughout her life she would be the recipient of many awards and prizes, culminating in a three-time nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize towards the end of her life. Enj...
Page Speech at the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute of Education Maria Montessori gave this speech at the first meeting of the Governing Board of the new UNESCO Institute for Education on 19 June 1951.
