Important events in Dr. Maria Montessori's life

• 1870 Born
• 1896 Became Doctor of Medicine
• 1896 Represented the Women of Italy at a Conference at Berlin
• 1896-1906 Held a chair in Hygiene at a Women's' College in Rome
• 1898 Gave birth to Mario Montessori Sr. and sent him to a family in the countryside of Italy
• 1899 Addressed a Pedagogical Conference in Turin - stressed on the benefits of Education to defective children
• 1900 Represented at the Feminist Conference in London - attacked the exploitation of children in the mines of Sicily
• 1901 Enrollment in the University of Rome as a student of Psychology and Philosophy
• 1904 - 08 Professor of Anthropology in the University of Rome. Her first major publication -"Pedagogical Anthropology"
• 1909 Publication of "The Method of Scientific Pedagogy as applied to infant education in the Children's Houses"
• 1913 Conducted the First International Training Course
• 1914 She visited the United States of America. She was a guest of Thomas Alva Edison. The formation of American Montessori Society under the President ship of Mr. Alexander Graham Bell
• 1918 The Education Society of London sent Mrs. Hutchinson to take a course under Dr. Montessori. The course was considered a "Rhapsody" by the Department of Education
• 1919 The first official visit to London. She was given a royal reception
• 1922 Dr. Montessori appointed the Inspector of schools by the Italian Government
• 1925 International Montessori Congress at Helsinki
• 1929 Founded the Association Montessori International in Amsterdam
• 1932 International Montessori Congress in Europe
• 1939-1947 Dr. Montessori makes India her home. She with the help of her son conducts 16 batches of the Indian Montessori Training Courses, thus laying a strong foundation for the Montessori Movement in India
• 1947 Reestablishment of the Opera Montessori in Rome, Italy
• 1948 Dr. Montessori visits India again
• 1949 Appoints Albert Max Joosten as her personal representative to conduct the Indian Montessori Training Courses. Conducts the First International training Course in Pakistan. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1951 Conducts the International Montessori Course in London. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the second time
• 1952 Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time. All three occasions the Nobel Prize eludes her. Dr. Montessori passes away. Interred at Noordwijk-aan-Zee in Holland