The Fifth Woman: Maria Montessori

Chapter two presents a biography of Maria Montessori and describes the key elements in her method when George, Naumburg, Pyle, and Parkhurst were students in her training courses. By 1910, Montessori had constructed the core features of her educational th

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America’s Early Montessorians Anne George, Margaret Naumburg, Helen Parkhurst, and Adelia Pyle

Gerald L. Gutek · Patricia A. Gutek

Historical Studies in Education

Series Editors William J. Reese Department of Educational Policy Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA John L. Rury Education University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA

This series features new scholarship on the historical development of education, defined broadly, in the United States and elsewhere. Interdisciplinary in orientation and comprehensive in scope, it spans methodological boundaries and interpretive traditions. Imaginative and thoughtful history can contribute to the global conversation about educational change. Inspired history lends itself to continued hope for reform, and to realizing the potential for progress in all educational experiences.

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Gerald L. Gutek · Patricia A. Gutek

America’s Early Montessorians Anne George, Margaret Naumburg, Helen Parkhurst and Adelia Pyle

Gerald L. Gutek Education and History Loyola University Chicago La Grange, IL, USA

Patricia A. Gutek La Grange, IL, USA

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Historians have long recognized the importance of trans-national influences upon American educational thought and