The National Organization of Italian American Women was founded in 1980 by a small group of Italian American women who sought to create a national network to support the educational and professional aspirations of its members and to combat ethnic stereotypes by promoting positive role models.

	NOIAW 30th Anniversary Trip to Sicily and Rome April 19-28, 2010 > Click here for details
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Maria Montessori (educator), b. 1870 d. 1952, was the first woman to attend medical school in Italy. Achieved a doctor of medicine and surgery in 1896.

In 1912, she traveled to the United States and her method of teaching, the Montessori Method, became known. Shortly afterwards schools using her method opened. The American Montessori Society was formed in 1960 and Montessori schools grew rapidly. Her educational practices are still widely used today.

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