Asylum, prison, and poorhouse
the writings and reform work of Dorothea Dix in Illinois
Contains unabridged editions of two memorials presented to the Illinois legislature in 1846-47 by humanitarian and reformer Dorothea Dix, in which she pleaded her case for the humane care and effective treatment of the mentally ill in Illinois; and includes a selection of newspaper articles she wrote detailing conditions in the jails and poorhouses of Illinois communities.
Southern Illinois University Press
1999
9780809321636
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