During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.ShecontractedtuberculosisJosephDix washer father.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolHer motherwas MaryBigelowDix.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsDorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.1821-- herfatherdied.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedDorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.ShecontractedtuberculosisJosephDix washer father.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolHer motherwas MaryBigelowDix.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsDorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.1821-- herfatherdied.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedDorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivately

DORTHEA DIX BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. During her day, girls were not permitted to attend public school.
  2. She contracted tuberculosis
  3. Joseph Dix was her father.
  4. Edward Bangs (cousin) helped her open her school
  5. Her mother was Mary Bigelow Dix.
  6. 1841 began teaching Sunday school at East Cambridge Jail.
  7. At age 39 she began to change the US with mental institutions
  8. Dorothea accomplished so much for humanity within her lifespan.
  9. 1822-1836, Dorothea taught class and wrote children's books.
  10. At age 15, she opened a school; taught there 3 years.
  11. She was the oldest of 3 children.
  12. Her goals were not defined, she simply did what she could to help people.
  13. She was born on April 4, 1802.
  14. The school Dorothea opened and taught at was torn down.
  15. Covering half of US and Europe, she inspected institutions for mistreatment by age 54
  16. Family life was described as abusive and non-existent.
  17. She did more in 15 years than most do in a lifetime.
  18. At 12, she was taken from her parents and went to live with her grandma.
  19. Second career began when she was 39.
  20. Her grandmother agreed to the use of the Dix mansion for teaching poor and wealthy girls.
  21. 1821-- her father died.
  22. Her changes are still being felt today with the way mental patients are treated
  23. Dorothea was 1st a teacher; 2nd a social reformer for the mentally ill.
  24. Young girls could be taught by other women privately