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Birth
Dorothera Dix was born on April 4 1802. She was born in Hampden, Maine. Her real name is Dorothea Lynde Dix. She died July 17, 1887 in Trenton, New Jersey. -
Child hood
In Dorothea child hood she had an abusive alcoholic father and had to take care of her younger siblings. When she was 12 she decided to ran away and move with her grandmother in Boston. -
Growing Up
Dorothea grew up with a wealthy grandmother and she devloped a strong pation for the poor and the needy. She built a school in Boston which well to do families patronized. She then decided to help teach poor children at home. -
A Cure?
As Dorothea health became worse and worse she went off to England to find a cure. Then when she was in England she met Rathbone family who were kind hearted to take her in. -
One the Quest
Dorothea headed out to New Hampshire and travled to Louisiana to investigate the conditions of the asylums there. The conditions were horrible. Than she started writing letters to the legislater to make money to make the asylums better. -
Making a statement
Dorothea later travled to Illinios to research and get better understanding of the illnesses. Sadly she became ill for the winter but her report was ready for the legislature meeting in Janurary 1847. The the legislatures made the first hosptial there. -
Honored
In North Carolina when the state established the State Medical Society they then decided to make a change and in honor of Dorothea they named the hospital Dorothea Dix Hospital. -
The Civil War
During the Civil War Dorothea was appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses by the Union Army. Dorothea had the skill to teach other nurses. She had a hard time teaching them. -
Issues
Dorothea argued often with the male doctors over the right dhe gets hiring. SHe also dealt with critiscm and male doctors not wanting to work with females. -
After War
After the war Dorotha resumed to help close down insane asylums andhelp the disabled and mentally ill people so they can feel better.
