The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschool1821-- herfatherdied.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedDorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsYoung girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelySecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Shecontractedtuberculosis1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.JosephDix washer father.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschool1821-- herfatherdied.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedDorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsYoung girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelySecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Shecontractedtuberculosis1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.JosephDix washer father.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54

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