La nouvelle femme

In 1900, Lili d'Alengy, a famous Parisian courtesan, has a shameful secret -- her daughter Tina, born with a disability. Unwilling to care for a child that threatens her career, she decides to leave Paris for Rome. There, she meets Maria Montessori, a female doctor who is developing a revolutionary teaching method for children then labeled as "deficient." But Maria also hides a secret: a child born out of wedlock. Together, the two women will help each other find their place in this male-dominated world and make history.