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Just One Lady - How Dorothea Dix Fought for One Antebellum Social Reform
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
,
p
32, por
Subject(s):
Mentally ill--Care of