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Dorothea Dix

By Robert. Dorothea Dix. Daughter of M ethodist preacher Joseph Dix Moved in with her Grandmother when she was 12 Founded her first school at 14. Early Life. Went to a jail to teach inmates Found conditions horrible Found mentally ill being kept in prison. Reformist beginning.

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Dorothea Dix

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  1. By Robert Dorothea Dix

  2. Daughter of Methodist preacher Joseph Dix Moved in with her Grandmother when she was 12 Founded her first school at 14 Early Life

  3. Went to a jail to teach inmates Found conditions horrible Found mentally ill being kept in prison Reformist beginning

  4. Went all around America Tried to make life for prisoners better Fought for the better treatment and rooms for the mentally ill Life as a reformist

  5. Took a break from prison reform Joined the military as the superintendent of the female nurses Was strict with nurses and made them be the best Improved war hospital Civil War

  6. Suzanne, L. (05, 12 12). Civil war home. Retrieved from http://www.civilwarhome.com/dixbio.htm Meredith, M. (2010, april 4). Documenting the american south. Retrieved from http://docsouth.unc.edu/ highlights/dix.html ushistory.org. (2008). U.s. history online textbook. Retrieved from http://www.ushistory.org/us/26d.asp Online highways. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.u-s- history.com/pages/h1092.html Sifakis, Carl. "Dorothea Dix, prison reform and." Encyclopedia of American Prisons. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=EAPR0075&SingleRecord=True (accessed November 7, 2012) Bibliography

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