"Her mother's support was vital for some important decisions, such as her enrolment in a technical school after her elementary education," says Elide Taviani, a member of the board of directors of the Opera Nazionale Montessori in Rome, Italy – the organisation founded by Montessori to research and promote her educational methods.
"Her mother's support was vital for some important decisions, such as her enrolment in a technical school after her elementary education," says Elide Taviani, a member of the board of directors of the Opera Nazionale Montessori in Rome, Italy – the organisation founded by Montessori to research and promote her educational methods. Her parents' support also proved to be essential for her decision to study medicine, a field that was dominated by men.