Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix
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Book Details
Author(s)
David L. Gollaher
Publisher
Free Pr
ISBN / ASIN
0029123992
ISBN-13
9780029123997
Sales Rank
#983,522
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Describing in detail the conditions she witnessed in jails, prisons, and asylums, a biography of Dorothy Dix documents her crusade to help the impoverished mentally ill by lobbying legislatures and soliciting funds that ultimately created thirty state asylums.
