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Born
Dorothea Lynde Dix was born April 4th, 1802 in Hampden, Maine. -
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Run Away Child
Dorothea ran away from home because of an abusive father at the young age of 12. -
Private School
Dorothea created a private school and also an all girls school for poor girls who could not afford public school. -
Unitarian
Dorothea became a quite young unitarian. -
Life Changing Job
Dorothea had a job teaching Sunday school at a jail that consisted of prisoners and the mentally ill. Patients were under crude conditions, this is where Dorotheas life as a reform began. -
Memorial
Dorothea held and led a powerful and moving memorial for the expansion ofthe state mental hospital in Worchester. -
Civil War Hero
Dorothea Dix was head Superintendent of the US Army. -
Death
Dorothea Dix died July 17th of 1887 in Trenton, New Jersey, at the age of 85 from an illness.
