Record #:

3149

Author(s):

Smiley, David E.

Abstract:

In 1848, Dorothea Dix lobbied the General Assembly for a hospital for the mentally ill. Though rejected at first, Dix's relationship with the dying wife of legislator James C. Dobbin earned his strong support, and the bill passed.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, Fall 1996, p32, por

Subject(s):

Mentally ill--Care of