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Dorothea Dix and the Crusade for Mental Health Asylums
Examine Dorothea Dix's 1843 Massachusetts Memorial investigating inhumane jail caging and founding specialized state mental hospitals.

Examine Dorothea Dix's 1843 Massachusetts Memorial investigating inhumane jail caging and founding specialized state mental hospitals.
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5th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS
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