Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyShecontractedtuberculosisDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsShe wasborn onApril 4,1802.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolDorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedThe schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.JosephDix washer father.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.1821-- herfatherdied.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyShecontractedtuberculosisDuring herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsShe wasborn onApril 4,1802.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolDorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedThe schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.JosephDix washer father.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.1821-- herfatherdied.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.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. Young girls could be taught by other women privately
  2. She contracted tuberculosis
  3. During her day, girls were not permitted to attend public school.
  4. 1822-1836, Dorothea taught class and wrote children's books.
  5. 1841 began teaching Sunday school at East Cambridge Jail.
  6. She did more in 15 years than most do in a lifetime.
  7. At age 39 she began to change the US with mental institutions
  8. She was born on April 4, 1802.
  9. Her grandmother agreed to the use of the Dix mansion for teaching poor and wealthy girls.
  10. Edward Bangs (cousin) helped her open her school
  11. Dorothea accomplished so much for humanity within her lifespan.
  12. Covering half of US and Europe, she inspected institutions for mistreatment by age 54
  13. At age 15, she opened a school; taught there 3 years.
  14. Family life was described as abusive and non-existent.
  15. She was the oldest of 3 children.
  16. Dorothea was 1st a teacher; 2nd a social reformer for the mentally ill.
  17. Her changes are still being felt today with the way mental patients are treated
  18. The school Dorothea opened and taught at was torn down.
  19. Her goals were not defined, she simply did what she could to help people.
  20. Joseph Dix was her father.
  21. At 12, she was taken from her parents and went to live with her grandma.
  22. 1821-- her father died.
  23. Her mother was Mary Bigelow Dix.
  24. Second career began when she was 39.