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Birth of Dorothea Dix
Dix was born in Hampden, Maine -
Dix Family takes refuge
Hampden was taken over by the British in the War of 1812, however, the Dix's took refuge shortly before the war began. -
Founded Dix Mansion
School for girls along with a charity school for poor girls, in Boston. -
Dorothea publishes a famous textbook
Conversations on Common Things -
Visit to East Cambridge Jail
When coming into the jail Dorothea sees awful living conditions. -
Dorothea Tours Massachusetts
Dorothea visits jails , where the mentally ill were housed, in other parts of Boston her investigations extended over the entire state of Massachusetts. -
After touring Massachusetts
She Wrote a document and sent it to the Massachusetts state legislature on the conditions of her findings. -
Touring the South
Carried campaign into the South: New Orleans, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. -
Talks to congress
Dorothea asked Congress to grant more than 12 million acres of land as a public endowment to be used for the benefit of the mentally ill as well as the blind and deaf. -
Bill passed!
Both houses pass the bill for land grant, sent to President Pierce to decide if it should pass. -
Veto
President Pierce vetoes bill -
Off to Europe
Dorothea goes to Europe to start reforms -
Returning to US
Dorothea returns to the United States after traveling Europe. While in Europe she helped the mentally ill. -
Working with Army
Volunteered services to the War Department & appointed Superintendent of Army nurses. -
After War
Returned to mission for the insane, seeking to rectify neglect and deterioration during the war. -
Death of Dorothea Dix
Stays in Hospital for 6 Years before dying.
