McClure's and Other Early Magazine Montessori Articles

An Educational Wonder-Worker by Josephine Tozier
McClure's Magazine, May, 1911.

This article talks about the first two Montessori schools built and the background to how Montessori got inspired and began working in the schools.

The Montessori Schools in Rome by Josephine Tozier
McClure's Magazine, December, 1911.

A look at Rome's first Montessori schools. Includes several photos.

The Montessori Apparatus by Josephine Tozier
McClure's Magazine, January, 1912.

Josephine Tozier explains many of the Montessori lessons and materials.

What is the Montessori Method? by Jay P. Elsson
Ladies' Home Journal, v. 29, November, 1912.

This article talks about the first two Montessori schools built and the background to how Montessori got inspired and began working in the schools.

The Montessori Method and the American Kindergarden by Ellen Yale Stevens
McClure's Magazine, November, 1912.

Ellen Yale Stevens talks about meeting Maria Montessori and the compares it to Froebel. She describes how it is different working with American children.

The Montessori Movement:
A McClure Department
by Ellen Yale Stevens

Ellen Yale Stevens wrote several books and articles about Montessori. In this article, she answers some of the frequently asked questions about Montessori that were received from the McClure Magazine staff in the early part of the 20th Century.