Yes, Dorothea Dix is relatively well known here in the U.S. There is a book by
Gerald Grob called The Mad Among Us:A Hisotry of the Care of America's Mentally
Ill published by the Harvard University Press that you might find useful. Hope
this helps.
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> Dear All,
>
> I have just looked at the website given on Nick Watsons mail
>
> http://www.sfsu.edu/~hrdpu/chron.htm (its good for US development if anyone
> wants a look),
>
> and one of the first entries on the chronology was
>
> 1841-
> Dorothea Dix begins her work on behalf of people with disabilities incarcerated
> in jails and poorhouses.
>
> Has anybody heard of this lady before, or have any idea where I could find
> information about her and her work?
>
> Cheers
>
> Jenny Parry
>
> 4CJ
> School of Social Sciences
> University of Wales
> BANGOR
> Gwynedd LL57 2DG
>
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