Dorothea Dix By williamsmadison22 Apr 4, 1802 Dorothea Dix is born. Oct 25, 1814 Dorothea moves to Boston, Massachusetts to live with her grandmother. Aug 25, 1816 Dorothea moves to Worcester, Massachusetts to be with her aunt. Oct 25, 1816 Dorothea Dix becomes a school teacher. Sep 13, 1819 Returned to Boston and founded Dix Mansion. Feb 16, 1821 Began writing textbooks for teaching her students. Dec 27, 1824 Conversations on Common Things, Dorothea Dix wrote, is published. May 19, 1830 Discovered apalling mistreatment for prisoners and mentally ill. Aug 28, 1831 Dix immediatiely took mistreatment issues to court. Oct 25, 1835 Traveled globally, giving mentally ill issue a break. Aug 25, 1848 Lobbied for 12m acres for institutions. Jan 19, 1856 Bill for 12m acre land is approved and then vetoed by President Franklin Pierce. Oct 8, 1856 Dorothea Dix returns to the United States. Aug 18, 1861 Civil War began. She was named superintendent of nurses from all of her volunteering. Jan 16, 1870 Dorothea contracted malaria and resided at one of her own created mental hospitals in Trenton, NJ. Jul 17, 1887 Dorothea Dix dies.
