Dorothea Dix University of Tulsa多萝西迪克斯塔尔萨大学.pptxVIP

Dorothea Dix A Voice of Change and Reform…from 1802-1887 Early Life Born in Hampden, Maine, grew up in Boston. Suffered from depression herself Abusive Home Life, left at age 12 to live with grandmother 1821-1836 opened multiple schools for children- Taught for 24 years Moved to London, England to seek cure for health Suffered from what is now known to be tuberculosis Met prominent Quaker family who believed government should play a large role in social welfare Was exposed to British “Lunacy Reform Movement” Returned to America in 1840 to examine Massachusetts asylums Traveled to many other states Dix was instrumental in founding the first public mental hospital in Pennsylvania Appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses during Civil War (a.k.a. Dragon Dix) Following war resumed crusade to reform improve care of prisoners and mentally ill Most influential reformer of asylums in the U.S. Historical Antecedents Influences Influenced by Pinel’s ideas about mental illness Religious woman who believed in humanity as a treatment Shift in how society viewed mental illness Civil War times influenced how she treated all her patients: equally, with precise attention and high standards. “Whatever is done, must be done solely by myself” -Dorothea Dix Facing Obstacles… Edward Bangs -Dorothea’s second cousin that helped with her first career as a teacher. “Mystery Disease” -Dorothea struggled with a number of health problems that restricted her ability to work. “The insane do not feel heat or cold” Dorothea clearly was outraged by this claim and wanted to make the conditions for the mentally ill more humane. She knew she had to do something herself or else nothing would get done. Delivered report of the outrageous conditions to the Massachusetts Legislature. And Overcoming Them… Helped countless other states across the country 5 million dollars in land grants Superintendent of the Union army during the Civil war Revolutionized how people thought of the mentally ill Do