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  • 1881 BCE

    Health starts failing again

    Health starts failing again
    Her health began to fail in 1881 at the age of seventy-nine. Arriving in Trenton, she checked herself into the state hospital that she had helped found.She was then taken care of and supported for a while.
  • 1861 BCE

    Dorothea becomes a union army nurse

    Dorothea becomes a union army nurse
    Dorothea was made the Superintendent of Union Army Nurses in 1861. She frequently conflicted with her army superiors in this role, and was not well liked by the other nurses. She was removed from the role in 1863.
  • 1856 BCE

    Dorothea dix hospital is built

    Dorothea dix hospital is built
    Dorothea's hard work had inspired the building of many hospitals, including the Dorothea Dix Hospital which was built in 1856. It was later named after her for here dedication. This hospital is located in North Carolina.
  • 1855 BCE

    Dorothea volunteers

    Dorothea volunteers
    Dorothea volunteers for the Union's nursing. She provides care for injured soldiers. She also helped with strategies.
  • 1841 BCE

    Dorothea starts volunteering at jails

    Dorothea starts volunteering at jails
    Dorothea begins to teach classes at Cambridge Jail. She was horrified to find out mentally ill were kept as prisoners without health care and support. She wanted to be the support for those patients.
  • 1841 BCE

    Dorothea campaigns for mentally ill

    Dorothea campaigns for mentally ill
    After Dorothea becomes aware of the mentally ill she begins to visit jails and write letters for help and support. She wanted the creation of mental asylums to provide care and services for the mentally ill. She also wanted to help them escape one day and see the world outside of the prison.
  • 1824 BCE

    Dorothea publishes a book

    Dorothea publishes a book
    Dorothea publishes Conversations of Common Things. This is one of many books that she wrote while she had health failure. She writes this book about her students and their health conditions.
  • 1822 BCE

    Dorothea teaches from her home

    Dorothea teaches from her home
    Dorothea teaches classes from her home. She was ill but still wanted to teach her kids. She was still not consistently able to teach though.
  • 1817 BCE

    Dorothea opens a school

    Dorothea opens a school
    Dorothea opens another school for girls. She provided quality education to young women from good families. She also offered free lessons and education to poor girls from the community.
  • 1812 BCE

    Family moves

    Family moves
    Dorothea and her family moves to Vermont. They had to move countries from England to the United States. They moved during the invasion of British from the 1812 war.