Dorthea Dix

Birth

Apr 4, 1802

Dorthe Dix was born on this date.

Dix Mansion

Dec 23, 1819

Dorthea moved back to Boston and founded a school for girls in the Dix Mansion.

Conversations on Common Things

Oct 22, 1824

Dorthea Dix published her most famous novel.

Sunday School

Apr 21, 1841

Dorthea's life changed when she bagan to teach sunday school at the East Cambridge Jail.

Congress

Jan 17, 1848

Dorthea Dix asked Congress for more than 12 million acres of land as a public endowment for the mentally ill.

Hospital

Sep 27, 1852

The governemt finnally funded a hospital for the mentall ill.

Franklin Pierce

Sep 19, 1854

A bill pushed to improve the living ways of mentally ill was vetoed by President Franklin Pierce.

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

Mar 19, 1855

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital finnally opened.

USA

Nov 21, 1856

Dorthea Dix returned back to the United States.

Civil War

Jan 1, 1861

The civil war broke out.

Invalids.

May 12, 1861

Dorthea visited with Joseph Henry to discuss "business connected with the storage of articles for the invalids."

Joseph Henry

Sep 30, 1863

Joseph Henry was appointed tot he board of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.

Superintendent of Nurses

Oct 27, 1865

Dix served as Superintendent of Nurses through the end of the war.

Joseph Henry

Aug 10, 1878

Joseph Henry died on this date.

Death

Jun 23, 1887

Dorthea Dix died on this date.