Decade of Victory Dorthea Dix (jan 1, 1843 – jan 1, 1853)
Description:
Dorthea visited tons of public MH institutions and took it upon herself to get legislature passed for Federal gov't to give a piece of land to each state for constructing a MH institute on. It passed but was later vetoed by Pierce.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1843
jan 1, 1853
~ 10 years