At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedDorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.ShecontractedtuberculosisDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.1821-- herfatherdied.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.JosephDix washer father.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolAt age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutions1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedDorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.ShecontractedtuberculosisDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.1821-- herfatherdied.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.JosephDix washer father.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolAt age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutions1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.

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