Major role inestablishingtrainingfacilities fornursesAt age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Establisheda school forthe blind.She was horrifiedthe mentally illwere housedtogether withdrunks, prostitutesand criminals.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.Achievements onlymentioned in 10% oftoday's generalhistory books; 5 of53 textbookscovering history ofpsychology1854 bill for5,000,000acres for thementally illwas vetoed.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Major role infounding 32mentalhospitals and15 for thefeeble minded.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreated1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Joseph andMaryBigelow wereher parents.She was bornon April 4,1802; theoldest of 3children.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolSecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutionsMajor role inestablishingtrainingfacilities fornursesAt age 15,she openeda school;taught there3 years.Establisheda school forthe blind.She was horrifiedthe mentally illwere housedtogether withdrunks, prostitutesand criminals.Her goals werenot defined,she simply didwhat she couldto help people.Achievements onlymentioned in 10% oftoday's generalhistory books; 5 of53 textbookscovering history ofpsychology1854 bill for5,000,000acres for thementally illwas vetoed.At 12, she wastaken from herparents andwent to live withher grandma.Major role infounding 32mentalhospitals and15 for thefeeble minded.1841 beganteachingSunday schoolat EastCambridge Jail.Dorothea was1st a teacher;2nd a socialreformer forthe mentally ill.Her grandmotheragreed to the useof the Dix mansionfor teaching poorand wealthy girls.Her changesare still beingfelt today withthe way mentalpatients aretreated1822-1836,Dorotheataught classand wrotechildren'sbooks.Joseph andMaryBigelow wereher parents.She was bornon April 4,1802; theoldest of 3children.Dorotheaaccomplishedso much forhumanity withinher lifespan.Edward Bangs(cousin)helped heropen herschoolSecondcareerbegan whenshe was 39.Family lifewas describedas abusiveand non-existent.The schoolDorotheaopened andtaught at wastorn down.Covering half ofUS and Europe,she inspectedinstitutions formistreatment byage 54She did morein 15 yearsthan most doin a lifetime.At age 39 shebegan tochange the USwith mentalinstitutions

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. Major role in establishing training facilities for nurses
  2. At age 15, she opened a school; taught there 3 years.
  3. Established a school for the blind.
  4. She was horrified the mentally ill were housed together with drunks, prostitutes and criminals.
  5. Her goals were not defined, she simply did what she could to help people.
  6. Achievements only mentioned in 10% of today's general history books; 5 of 53 textbooks covering history of psychology
  7. 1854 bill for 5,000,000 acres for the mentally ill was vetoed.
  8. At 12, she was taken from her parents and went to live with her grandma.
  9. Major role in founding 32 mental hospitals and 15 for the feeble minded.
  10. 1841 began teaching Sunday school at East Cambridge Jail.
  11. Dorothea was 1st a teacher; 2nd a social reformer for the mentally ill.
  12. Her grandmother agreed to the use of the Dix mansion for teaching poor and wealthy girls.
  13. Her changes are still being felt today with the way mental patients are treated
  14. 1822-1836, Dorothea taught class and wrote children's books.
  15. Joseph and Mary Bigelow were her parents.
  16. She was born on April 4, 1802; the oldest of 3 children.
  17. Dorothea accomplished so much for humanity within her lifespan.
  18. Edward Bangs (cousin) helped her open her school
  19. Second career began when she was 39.
  20. Family life was described as abusive and non-existent.
  21. The school Dorothea opened and taught at was torn down.
  22. Covering half of US and Europe, she inspected institutions for mistreatment by age 54
  23. She did more in 15 years than most do in a lifetime.
  24. At age 39 she began to change the US with mental institutions