Maria Montessori, 1909, Messina Orphan

This class was created by the Franciscan sisters at the convent on Via Giusti in Rome for the 60 children found in the ruins after the 1908 Messina earthquake. The remarkable results amongst these traumatised children drew even more interest.

Image published in McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXVIII, January 1912, No. 1, page 299.