Maria Montessori, a woman ahead of her time

Born in Chiaravalle, Italy, in 1870, Maria Montessori exhibited a strong personality throughout her childhood. At a young age, she aspired to become an engineer and attended an all-boys technical school, despite her father's disapproval. She then attended the University of Rome, where she studied medicine. Obviously ahead of her time, she was the first woman to graduate from the Sapienza Univer...