LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Question
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What did Dorothea Dix do?
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She helped the mentally ill
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Abolitionist
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Saved slaves
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She helped the poor
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -She conducted a statewide investigation of care for the insane poor in Massachusetts and began to extensively lobby for reforms and establishment of more state “asylums.” Dix was influential in establishing “asylums” in Worcester, New Jersey, Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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