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    being were able to hide the ill member, the lower classes because of the cost of a useless extra family member, were forced to turn their insane member to the streets. Asylums for the mental ill were first developed by Dorothea Dix after her horrified visit to Bedlam hospital. Dix single handily helped transform asylums of the late 18th century into organized medical models that are seen today. Thus, by Dix’s need to help others and her determination to change the lives of the mental ill the first

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    advancements. She began traveling around the state to research the conditions in prisons, and ultimately arranged a document that was presented to the Massachusetts Legislature, which enlarged the budget to expand the Mental Hospital at Worcester. Dix was not content with reforms in Massachusetts. She toured the country documenting the conditions and treatment of patients, campaigning to authorize

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    impact on society. Dorothea Dix was an author, advocate, and reformer and she was known for her efforts to change how the mentally ill and prisoners were treated. She helped create institutions across the United States and Europe that would help change how people analyzed the mentally ill and prisoners. The reason for the creation of the institutes, was because she did research study, and found evidence that showed prisoners were neglected. That was not the only things Dorothea Dix had a desire to change

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    often imprisoned or sent to poorhouses. If they didn’t go to one of those they were left untreated at their home. Conditions in the prisons were awful. In 1841, a lady named Dorothea Dix volunteered to teach a Sunday-school class for the female inmates. She was outraged with the conditions of the prisons that she witnessed. Dix then went on to be a renowned advocate for the mentally ill. She urged more humane treatment-based care than what was given to the mentally ill in the prisons. In 1847, she

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    Massachusetts. Mrs. Dix, Dorothea Dix, was the teacher there. My classmates and I all liked her because we knew she was genuinely nice. She truly strived for better lives for everyone, so it didn 't surprise me when I came into class and she began to tell all of us about reformers and her journey of slowly becoming one. I dozed off as she informed the class about reformers, only because hearing the same thing a second time was quite boring. I eventually did start paying attention after Mrs. Dix started telling

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    Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: One of the Scariest places in the World Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a time where the scariest places were in work? How about the Riddle House located in Florida, where two grown men committed suicide and are waiting for their next victims. The Bell Witch Cave is where a family was killed by spirits that still are hungry for young blood. A little girl died and her soul lies in each of the dolls watching and waiting for her killer at The Island

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    person of mental illness are only successful in creating ‘vegetables’ out of patients, not curing their illness but making them ghosts of their previous selves.” (Stanley, 2016) Dorothea Dix changed how society viewed mentally disabled individuals. She was a “humanitarian, reformer, educator and crusader.” (Reddi, n.d.) Dorothea Dix was a woman who loved to stand up for what she believed, and made a difference in the world. She protected those who needed protection, loved those who needed love, and understood

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    women were nothing more than maids and caretakers. Breaking their limitations was not a factor in their everyday lives. However Dorothea Dix had other beliefs. She believed that women could do more if they were as independent as their opposite sex. She perceived the idea that women could do so much more than just cleaning and cooking. With her powerful beliefs as her shield, Dix battled in the path to improved institutions as a humanitarian. She explored and encountered all types of institutions of the

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    Dorothea Dix was a teacher, humanitarian, and social reformer for the mentally ill. She traveled to jails across the United States and observed the living conditions of those with mental illness and the treatment they faced along with the injustices placed upon them. Through her explorations of these jails, she encountered the horrible living conditions that those with mental illness faced. Based on her observations, she went to the legislators in each state and exchanged her recommendations with

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    AP Unite Dorothea Dix

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    I can define myself as many things, as can many other humans in the world. I am a woman, I am a sister, I am a daughter. I am a violist, I am a student, I am a friend. Throughout my life, I find myself inspired mostly by those around me, holding myself to a standard that will help make their lives a little bit better. We as a species are very connected, very social. We require other people to function and to grow. The reason that I keep going, the reason that I am inspired to be my best self each

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