Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.1821-- herfatherdied.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.She wasthe oldestof 3children.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsAt age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54JosephDix washer father.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyDorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolHer motherwas MaryBigelowDix.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.ShecontractedtuberculosisHer grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.1821-- herfatherdied.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.She wasthe oldestof 3children.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsAt age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54JosephDix washer father.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyDorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolHer motherwas MaryBigelowDix.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Shecontractedtuberculosis

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