Maria Montessori was a modern woman in a man's world. In times when women were expected to follow procedure and know their
roles in
society, Montessori made her own rules. This paper shows how she continuously broke tradition and expectations by forcing her thoughts and ideas onto society. She was the first female to enroll in two all-male institutions, showing no fear when the male students ridiculed her. She dominated the medical profession, which was more of a fraternal brotherhood in those days, and she completely transformed the world of early childhood
education. The paper shows that Maria Montessori's willingness to take dramatic steps away from the accepted methods of her era allowed her to create a ground-breaking teaching technique that has withstood the test of time.