By Robert.  Daughter of Methodist preacher Joseph Dix  Moved in with her Grandmother when she was 12  Founded her first school at 14.

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By Robert

 Daughter of Methodist preacher Joseph Dix  Moved in with her Grandmother when she was 12  Founded her first school at 14

 Went to a jail to teach inmates  Found conditions horrible  Found mentally ill being kept in prison

 Went all around America  Tried to make life for prisoners better  Fought for the better treatment and rooms for the mentally ill

 Took a break from prison reform  Joined the military as the superintendent of the female nurses  Was strict with nurses and made them be the best  Improved war hospital

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