Cristina Caracchini, Western University

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From the Italian rural countryside to the world. The Women's network behind philanthropist Alice Hallgarten's educational initiatives, their political value and their impact on the Montessori Method
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$23,164

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From the Italian rural countryside to the world. The Women's network behind philanthropist Alice Hallgarten's educational initiatives, their political value and their impact on the Montessori Method

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Caracchini, Cristina

Keywords: women studies; woman networking; philanthropy as politics; practical feminism; history of education; Alice Hallgarten Franchetti; Maria Montessori; pedagogical activism; international culture; rural schools; Unione per il Bene; Nordheimer

$23,164

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Caracchini, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "From the Italian rural countryside to the world. The Women's network behind philanthropist Alice Hallgarten's educational initiatives, their political value and their impact on the Montessori Method" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]