At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.JosephDix washer father.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolSecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedAt age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.She wasthe oldestof 3children.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsShecontractedtuberculosisCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.1821-- herfatherdied.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.JosephDix washer father.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolSecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedAt age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.She wasthe oldestof 3children.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsShecontractedtuberculosisCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.1821-- herfatherdied.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.

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