Posed photo of Maria Montessori at a small desk. She is typically dressed for a white middle-class European of the time.

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   CarveHerName (carvehername@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 22:29:58 JST CarveHerName

   #OnThisDay, 6 Jan 1907, Maria Montessori opens her first Casa Dei Bambini in Rome. Her aim was to improve the lives of the 50 working class children in her care.

   Hundreds of schools worldwide now follow elements of the educational theory she developed through working with them.

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