She wasborn onApril 4,1802.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsJosephDix washer father.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschool1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedShecontractedtuberculosis1821-- herfatherdied.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.Secondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.She wasborn onApril 4,1802.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsJosephDix washer father.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Her motherwas MaryBigelowDix.During herday, girls werenot permittedto attendpublic school.She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschool1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.At age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.She wasthe oldestof 3children.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreatedShecontractedtuberculosis1821-- herfatherdied.Young girlscould betaught byother womenprivatelyCovering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.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. She was born on April 4, 1802.
  2. Her grandmother agreed to the use of the Dix mansion for teaching poor and wealthy girls.
  3. At age 39 she began to change the US with mental institutions
  4. Joseph Dix was her father.
  5. At 12, she was taken from her parents and went to live with her grandma.
  6. Her mother was Mary Bigelow Dix.
  7. During her day, girls were not permitted to attend public school.
  8. She did more in 15 years than most do in a lifetime.
  9. 1841 began teaching Sunday school at East Cambridge Jail.
  10. Dorothea accomplished so much for humanity within her lifespan.
  11. Dorothea was 1st a teacher; 2nd a social reformer for the mentally ill.
  12. Edward Bangs (cousin) helped her open her school
  13. 1822-1836, Dorothea taught class and wrote children's books.
  14. At age 15, she opened a school; taught there 3 years.
  15. The school Dorothea opened and taught at was torn down.
  16. She was the oldest of 3 children.
  17. Her changes are still being felt today with the way mental patients are treated
  18. She contracted tuberculosis
  19. 1821-- her father died.
  20. Young girls could be taught by other women privately
  21. Covering half of US and Europe, she inspected institutions for mistreatment by age 54
  22. Her goals were not defined, she simply did what she could to help people.
  23. Family life was described as abusive and non-existent.
  24. Second career began when she was 39.