Dorothea dix contribution to psychology
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Dorothea dix accomplishments.
Dorothea Dix was born in Hampden, Maine in Her father was an itinerant Methodist preacher, and her mother was frequently depressed.
While her father's behavior was erratic, and Dorothea, the oldest, took on a great deal of responsibility very young, he did teach her to read and write.
In , the family moved to Vermont to avoid British occupation during the War of
At the age of 12, Dorothea moved to Boston to live with her grandmother.
While still quite young, Dorothea opened her first school.
She continued to teach for a number of years, but was very prone to ill health.
After only a few years, she closed her school and returned to her grandmother's home on a full-time basis because of her health.
During the next decade, she occasionally taught classes from her home