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Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix

Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix

Francis Tiffany

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Biographies GeneralGeneral SociologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 9353604443
ISBN13: 9789353604448
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
She walked into prisons, asylums, and war hospitals and refused to look away. Her courage changed a nation. In Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix, Francis Tiffany offers a classic American biography of the woman who reshaped public care for the vulnerable. A near-contemporary account of her life, it reads as a Dorothea Dix complete biography, tracing her rise from struggling teacher to tireless champion of asylum and prison reform, Civil War era nursing, and modern ideas of humane treatment. Woven through is a deeply human social reformer life story, revealing how faith, discipline, and compassion sustained one of the great American social reformers of the 19th century American history canon. For readers interested in women in social reform, mental health reform history, and the tangled politics of state institutions, this biography opens a window on a decisive era. It is ideal for womens history students, for use as a homeschool American history book, and for anyone seeking a vivid American social reformers biography to shelve beside works on Florence Nightingale and other pioneers; fans of Florence Nightingale in particular will recognise a kindred spirit in Dix. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today, a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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