Maria
Montessori
Maria Montessori's childhood
MRia Montessori was born on August 31, 1870 in Cervola, in a small district in the Ancona region of Italy.
Maria was a gifted, stubborn child, full of joie de vivre and self-confidence.
When she was 12 years old, she left with her parents for Rome. When she was 13 years old, she started studying at the technical school for boys and graduated with high grades. After graduating from the Technion, she decided to continue studying medicine at the University of Rome, an idea her father opposed, while her mother supported it. Despite her father's opposition, Maria obtained his consent to study at the university with the promise that she would continue studying mathematics, physics and science, but in reality she began to study medicine, and was accepted to medical school, her father was so angry with her that he did not speak to her for three months.
Maria Montessori's mother
Maria's mother had a big influence on who she was
Ranalda, Maria Montessori's mother, came from a family with an academic background and was very educated and broad-minded, relative to a woman in the nineteenth century and relative to the Europe of that time. Ranalda adopted more liberal views and encouraged her daughter to develop interests according to her inclinations and curiosity and to bring out her ability to learn, despite the limitation of women and placing them in a low place on the social scale at that time.
Ranalda had a very important role not only in Maria's development, but she made her think independently and follow her dreams, Ranalda had a great influence on her home and contributed quite a bit to her success.
Maria Montessori's father
Maria's father opposed her becoming a doctor because of her gender
Alessandro Maria Montessori's father was a member of a noble family from Bologna, was a military man with a very conservative outlook and raised his only home.
Unlike her mother, Maria Montessori's father refused an open approach, thinking that her influence on his young daughter's life was inappropriate and unacceptable in society.
Ranalda supported Maria's intention to study medicine, while her father opposed the idea.
When Maria was accepted to medical school he was so angry that he left his home and family.
