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Dorthea Dix campaigned to improve the treatment of prisoners and the mentally ill. She began her campaign because she was distressed to see the prisoners in such bad shape. Through her work special mental hospitals were built.
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∙ 10y agoDorothea Dix originally got involved with prison reform in 1841 when she volunteered to give religious instruction to female inmates at a prison in Massachusetts. While there she noticed that several mentally ill inmates were treated worse than the rest. After asking the jailer why this was so she was dissatisfied with the answer and was determined to help them get better treatment.
Dorothea Dix was a crusader for humane housing for the mentally ill, and she created the first generation of American mental asylums.
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∙ 10y agoShe fought for the care and treatment of the mentally ill by taking the mentally ill out of prisons and creating mental asylums.
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What reform movement was dorothea dix in?
mentally ill movement
What reform movement was dorothea dix most closely associated with?
Movements to reform prisons and mental hospitals.
Did Dorothea Dix have a husband?
Answer: No, she did not.
How did Dorothea Dix contribute to the reforms of the 1800s?
how the answer is she did
What cause did Dorothea Dix support?
Dorothea Dix supported the cause of taking care of the mentally insane. Her work lead to the creation of mental asylums in America.
Was a leader in prison reform?
Dorothea Dix
Woman who fought for prison reform?
Dorothea Dix
Who influenced the prison reform movement?
In the US, it was Dorothea Dix in the 19th century and Samuel J. Barrow in the early 20th century. In the UK, it was Winston S. Churchill when he became Home Secretary in 1910.
What was Dorothea Dix devoted to?
Dorothea Dix devoted her life to the welfare of the mentally ill and handicapped.Dorothea Dix was a l9Th century humanitarian devoted to Prison reform and the related topic of Mental Hospitals.
New England Reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on behalf of?
prison and asylum reform
Who was the leader in mental health care reform?
Dorothea Dix
What reform movement was dorothea dix in?
mentally ill movement
Who was the U.S. reformer who led a lifelong crusade to reform barbarous conditions in mental institutions?
Dorothea Dix was the U.S. reformer who led a lifelong crusade to reform barbarous conditions in mental institutions.
Where did Dorothea Lynde Dix directed her reform efforts at?
insane asylums
What reform movement was dorothea dix most closely associated with?
Movements to reform prisons and mental hospitals.
Did Dorothea Dix reform movement succeed?
yes it did, think of how hospitals and prisons are today
What education did dorothea dix have?
What was dorothea dix's education
