THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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Question
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What was the effect of Dorothea Dix’s reforms for the disabled?
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New hospitals were built for the disabled
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New inventions and innovations were created that aided the disabled
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The handicap were given government jobs in order to be employed
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The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dorothea Dix played an instrumental role in the founding or expansion of more than 30 hospitals for the treatment of the mentally ill. She was a leading figure in those national and international movements that challenged the idea that people with mental disturbances could not be cured or helped.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) was an author, teacher and reformer. Her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create dozens of new institutions across the United States and in Europe and changed people’s perceptions of these populations.
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