Dorthea Dix was the driving force behind the creation of hospitals for the mentally ill. In these mental institutions they patients were given treatment and care that they were not afforded before.
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n 1848, Dorothea Dix visited North Carolina and called for reform in the ... "Fountain for thirsty horses Dix gave to the city of Boston to honor the MSPCA ...
Dorothea Dix was the U.S. reformer who led a lifelong crusade to reform barbarous conditions in mental institutions.
yea she did have children im her great-great-great grand daughter no she did not your a liar. how could she have children if she did not have a husband. im pretty sure there wasn't sperm donations back then
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Before Dorthea Dix was able to help people with mental disabilities, most were not even thought of. Some were killed and others were just tucked away or ignored. Very few, unless they were from prominent families, were simply unattended to and left to fend for themselves.
Dorthea Dix was a important because she saw something she wanted to change. She saw that imprisoned peoples and peoples with feeble minds were not receiving a proper education. She started a class for these people.
July 17, 1887
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dorthea dix
in 1820
Nothing is known of her sexual orientation.
Dorthea Dix
Dorthea Dix.