BOOK / FOR THE CAUSE OF WOMEN. Maria Montessori

GENDER STUDIES

These pages—translated into Spanish for the first time—reveal one of Maria Montessori's lesser-known facets: her tireless struggle for the feminist cause. In the nine texts collected here, the author defends and promotes a model of the "new woman," aware of her potential and the architect of her own destiny. Fundamental issues such as the right to vote and education, and equal treatment in the workplace and in marriage, are addressed here with vehemence and lucidity. A vivid testimony to the first steps of women's emancipation in Europe, these texts offer a valuable contribution to the ever-present debate on women's rights worldwide.

Maria Montessori (1870–1952), world-renowned as an educator, was also a physician, philosopher, psychologist, and one of the pioneers of the Italian feminist movement. Committed to the cause of universal schooling, she was, in 1896, one of the first women to graduate from medical school. During this period, she began to develop her teaching methodology, which became one of the most relevant of the 20th century, the foundations of which are captured in the essential The Absorbent Mind of the Child. Her human and intellectual legacy remains, to this day, an immutable reference in the field of education.

Title: Por la causa de las mujeres
Author: Maria Montessori
Pages: 104
Size: 11 x 17 cm
Weight: 120 grams
Genre: Gender Studies
Language: Spanish
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Altamarea
Year: 2024