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What prompted Dorothea Dix to try and reform prisons and asylums?
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Dorothea Dix was born on April 4, 1802. She helped the mentally ill in the 1800s, and traveled across the US on behalf of the mentally ill. She died on July 6, 1887 at the age 85.
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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 reform was Dorothea Dix part of?
She changed the care of mentally ill people. They used to be abused and treated horribly, so she wanted to put a stop to it. She also started 32 new hospitals and started a new generation of mental asylums.
Why did Dorothea Dix get involved with prison reform?
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.
What was commonly believed about prisons and asylums during the age of reform?
It was believed that solitary confinement would lead an inmate to reflect inward at the crime they committed and pray to God and thus reform their behavior. Of course this did not work in a great many cases, and the Inmate would go mad.
Was a leader in prison reform?
Dorothea Dix
What is the reform movement?
Dorthea Dix advocated for prison reform in the 1800s. She wanted better facilities and treatment, also for asylums.
How does the asylum movement fit in with revolution reaction reform?
It is the Reform in how asylums gained there freedom. good luck on history day
Woman who fought for prison reform?
Dorothea Dix
What is the Prison Reform movement?
Dorthea Dix advocated for prison reform in the 1800s. She wanted better facilities and treatment, also for asylums.
Who was the leader in mental health care reform?
Dorothea Dix
