In One Life-Time Dorothea Dix: A Woman On A Mission
Kristen Tilghman
Professor Rucker
AMH2010
October 27, 2015
A Women on a Mission In one life time Dorothea Dix managed to not just improve conditions of the mentally ill, but she also managed to publish several works in her lifetime. She was one of the most profound female political leaders of her time and helped to encourage many women’s reform movements. And along the way she shamed many political leaders, and stood up for the inmates and mentally ill who were being treated poorly in institutions around the country. Over thirty hospitals were expanded for the treatment of the mentally ill all because one women took a stand for those who could not; and “Ultimately, she not only helped establish five hospitals in America, but also went to Europe
Professor Rucker
AMH2010
October 27, 2015
A Women on a Mission In one life time Dorothea Dix managed to not just improve conditions of the mentally ill, but she also managed to publish several works in her lifetime. She was one of the most profound female political leaders of her time and helped to encourage many women’s reform movements. And along the way she shamed many political leaders, and stood up for the inmates and mentally ill who were being treated poorly in institutions around the country. Over thirty hospitals were expanded for the treatment of the mentally ill all because one women took a stand for those who could not; and “Ultimately, she not only helped establish five hospitals in America, but also went to Europe