jan 1, 1841 - 1841 Prison Reform
Description:
Dorothea Dix:When Dorothea Dix was asked to teach Sunday school at a prison, it was then that she realized the horrible living conditions of prisons. She brought better living conditions to the prisons, and helped the mentally ill by moving them to a mental hospital instead of prison.
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Date:
jan 1, 1841
Now
~ 184 years ago