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Dorothea Dix: Advocate for Mental Health Care
Contributor(s): Muckenhoupt, Margaret (Author)

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 ISBN: 0195129210     ISBN-13: 9780195129212
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $37.79  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2004
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Psychology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2003017874
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Series: Oxford Portraits
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.52" W x 10.26" L (0.80 lbs) 127 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2004 pg. 126
 
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Publisher Description:
By exposing the sickening conditions people with mental illness endured in jails, almshouses, and basement cells, Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) single-handedly transformed the U.S. system of mental health care in the 19th century. Dix traveled from state to state, describing the hideous suffering
people who were both poor and mentally ill endured at the hands of their captors. Her tireless research and personal lobbying of legislators led to construction of asylums for the mentally ill in state after state.

Oxford Portraits are informative and insightful biographies of people whose lives shaped their times and continue to influence ours. Based on the most recent scholarship, they draw heavily on primary sources, including writings by and about their subjects. Each book is illustrated with a wealth of
photographs, documents, memorabilia, framing the personality and achievements of its subject against the backdrop of history.
 
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