Greetings,
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> 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?
DIX, Dorothea Lynde
(1802-1887)
mental health reformer,
prison reformer,
poet.
US Unitarian
What information do you need? There is quite a bit on the web I think.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jenny Parry
BB
Cindy J. Bidwell Glaze
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And the day came, when the risk to remain tight in bud became more painful than the risk to bloom.
Anias Nin (1903-1977)
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