Dorothea Dix By: Jessi Kruse and Kirsten Eversen
Biography April 4, 1802 “I never knew childhood” – Dorothea Dix Schools Edward Bangs - Romance 2 nd Career
General Information on Movement Reform Punishment -> Rehabilitation Societal Ideals Leader 1821
General Information on Movement Continued Louis Dwight Dr. John Galt European nations Improvement Sketch of 19 th Century prison cell
Specific Contributions Worcester State Hospital 32 Hospitals, 15 Schools, Training Facilities Shaped view of “Ideal Woman” US nursing pioneer and reformer
Effects Of Individual’s Contributions 13 to 123 hospitals Education Nursing Humanitarian Reformer
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