Maria Montessori
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Meet Maria Montessori. Many people do not know that she was actually the first female doctor in Italy. She believed education was essential to the achievement of peace and went on to develop a revolutionary teaching method. It grew into a movement that spread all over the world. Be amazed by her inspiring story, as it comes to life through BioViews®.
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Lillian Gilbreth
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Simone de Beauvoir
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