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

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