At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsHer changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreated1821-- herfatherdied.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolYoung girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelySecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Shecontractedtuberculosis1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54JosephDix washer father.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsHer changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreated1821-- herfatherdied.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolYoung girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelySecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Shecontractedtuberculosis1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54JosephDix washer father.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.

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