It was reported that she had little sympathy for antislavery and "remained convinced till the end of her life that the solution to the problem of race was to ship the African-American population back to Africa." She was also anti feminism and she despised abolitionists.
Citation:
Gollaher, D. L. (1993). Dorothea Dix and the English origins of the American asylum movement. Canadian Review Of American Studies, 23(3), 149.
Dorothea Lynde Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix
insane asylums
Dorothea Lynde Dix did not attend formal schooling in her earlier years. She was largely self-taught through her experiences working in various teaching positions and from her own reading and studies.
Dorothea Dix got involved with prison reform because of her personal experience witnessing the poor conditions and treatment of the mentally ill in prisons while teaching a Sunday school class at a local jail. This experience motivated her to advocate for better treatment and conditions for the mentally ill in prisons, eventually leading to significant reforms. (Citations: Watkins, JTB. 1971. Dorothea Lynde Dix - Thesis. University of Richmond, Richmond, VA; Brown University Library. “Dorothea Lynde Dix Papers.”)
What was dorothea dix's education
Dorothea Dix passed away in 1887.
Dorothea Dix was born on April 4, 1802.
Dorothea Dix had an abusive yet alcholic father
Dorothea Dix was born on April 4, 1802.
Dragon Dix
Dorothea Dix was named Dragon Dix because of the rules she made for the woman about becoming a nurse.