Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899), the ballerina who originated the role of Giselle.
Google Doodle celebrating the 142nd anniversary of Maria Montessori’s birth, August 31, 2012.
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician best known for her philosophy of education. She began her career working with developmentally disabled children. In 1900, Maria was appointed co-director of a new institute for training teachers of developmentally disabled children. She went on to study psychology and anthropology, becoming a lecturer at the University of Rome.
Interested in applying her pedagogical methods to a wider range of students, Maria founded a school for young working class Roman children in 1906. The school, called Casa dei Bambini, implemented a number of ideas that would become hallmarks of Montessori education, such as child sized furniture and a range of hands on activities.
Within just a few years, Montessori education spread. Four more Casa dei Bambini schools were opened in Italy in the next two years. In less than 10 years, Montessori schools were open in Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, the UK, the US, and Canada. Today there are an estimated 20,000 Montessori schools worldwide. Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are among the graduates of Montessori schools.
Rosalba Forciniti of Italy celebrates winning the bronze medal A against Marie Muller of Luxembourg on Day two of the London 2012 Olympic Games
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Little known to the outside world, although they have been fighting fascist regimes since 1927, the Italian “Maquis” carry on their battle for freedom under the most hazardous conditions. Germans and fascist Italians are targets for their guns; and the icy, eternally snow-clad peaks of the French-Italian border are their battlefield. This school teacher of the Valley of Aosta fights side-by-side with her husband in the “White Patrol” above the pass of Little Saint Bernard in Italy, on January 4, 1945. (AP Photo)
Arrivée de l’archiduchesse Marie-Louise à Compiègne.
Pauline AUZOU.Marie Louise of Austria was the second wife of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French and later Duchess of Parma. As such, she was Empress of the French from 1810 to 1814, and subsequently ruler of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1814 until her death.
Fancy dress costumes, 1921.
Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington and an interesting colonial figure in her own right. As the wife of then General Washington, Martha played a significant role in maintaining morale. During the early American period she was often referred to as “Lady Washington.”
Priscilla is Priscilla Mullins Alden, the Mayflower passenger and Plymouth colonist. She was immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Courtship of Miles Standish. Longfellow, John Adams and John Quincy Adams are among her descendants.
A domino is a type of cape popularize in Venice and a traditional garment for Carnival.
Elisabetta Terracina, Italy
The US Holocaust Museum is trying to identify children from over 1,000 relief agency photos. You can look at the photos and submit information here.
Canadian Nurse Alice Isaacson on leave in Venice
