dorothea dix

Dorothea DixBy: Jessi Kruse and Kirsten Eversen

BiographyApril 4, 1802“I never knew childhood” – Dorothea DixSchools Edward Bangs - Romance2nd Career

General Information on Movement

ReformPunishment -> Rehabilitation Societal Ideals Leader 1821

General Information on Movement Continued

Louis DwightDr. John GaltEuropean nationsImprovement

Sketch of 19th Century prison cell

Specific ContributionsWorcester State Hospital32 Hospitals, 15 Schools, Training FacilitiesShaped view of “Ideal Woman”US nursing pioneer and reformer

Effects Of Individual’s Contributions

13 to 123 hospitals EducationNursingHumanitarian Reformer

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