by robert. daughter of methodist preacher joseph dix moved in with her grandmother when she was 12...
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DOROTHEA DIXBy Robert
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EARLY LIFE
Daughter of Methodist preacher Joseph Dix
Moved in with her Grandmother when she was 12
Founded her first school at 14
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REFORMIST BEGINNING
Went to a jail to teach inmates Found conditions horrible Found mentally ill being kept in prison
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LIFE AS A REFORMIST
Went all around America Tried to make life for prisoners better Fought for the better treatment and
rooms for the mentally ill
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CIVIL WAR
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
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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?
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