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jan 1, 1841 - 1841 Prison Reform

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Dorothea Dix:Asked to teach Sunday school in a local prison, Dorothea was shocked at the horrible living conditions of the prisoners.
She is responsible for removing the mentally ill from prison and put them into new mental hospitals

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jan 1, 1841
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~ 184 years ago

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