Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Dix

Index

Advocate for the Mentally Ill

Civil War Nurse

Advocate for the Mentally Ill

Dorothea Dix's Impact

DBQs

1. How would you feel living in an area like this?

2. What is the significance of this picture?

3. Why do you think Dorothea Dix was so upset after seeing places like this?

4. Why did people make the mentally ill live in places like this?

DBQs

1. What did Dorothea Dix accomplish that was worth honoring?

2. How do you think Dorothea Dix would feel about seeing this based on her personality?

3. What does "vanquish" mean? What did Dix vanquish?

4. Why does this woman matter in history?

DBQs

Source 1: Civil War Field Hospital

Gibson, James F. Civil War Field Hospital. Digital image. LEARN NC. UNC School of Education, 1977. Web. 01 Dec. 2014. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-civilwar/4694>.

Source 2: Nurse Caring for Wounded Soldiers During the Civil War

Enos, Jim. Civil War Nurse with Two Soldiers. Digital image. Civil War Nurses. Weider History Network, 1999. Web. 01 Dec. 2014. <http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-nurses>.

Source 3: Civil War Nurse Requirements

Dix, Dorothea. Requirements for Women in the Nursing Service. Publication no. Circular No. 8. Washington, D.C.: n.p., July 14, 1862. AboutEducation. Web. 01 Dec. 2014. <http://womenshistory.about.com/od/civilwarnursing/a/nurses_circular.htm>.

Source 4: Christmas in Purgatory, Page 12

Kaplan, Fred. Christmas in Purgatory, Page 12. Digital image. Disability History Museum. Straight Ahead Pictures Inc., 1974. Web. 01 Dec. 2014. <http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/lib/detail.html?id=1797>.

Source 5: Excerpt from "Memorial"

Dix, Dorothea. Memorial to the Massachusetts Legislature. Rep. N.p.: n.p., 1843. Learn NC. UNC School of Education, 1843. Web. 1 Dec. 2014. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4748>.

Source 6: State Hospital

Drie, CN. State Hospital. Digital image. Goodnight Raleigh. N.p., 21 Dec. 2012. Web. 1 Dec. 2014. <http://goodnightraleigh.com/2012/12/state-hospital-raleigh-n-c/>.

Source 7: Notable Women: Dorothea Dix (Century Magazine)

Robinson, Mary. "The Century; a Popular Quarterly Volume 0045 Issue 3 (Jan 1893)." The Century; a Popular Quarterly Volume 0045 Issue 3 (Jan 1893). The Century Magazine, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014. <http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=cent;cc=cent;rgn=full%20text;idno=cent0045-3;didno=cent0045-3;view=image;seq=00478;node=cent0045-3%253A1>.

Source 8: Dorothea Dix Honoree Medallion

The Extra Mile: Dorothea Dix. Digital image. Points of Light. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2014. <http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/recognition/extra-mile/dorothea-dix>.

1. Why did the opening of this hospital matter in history?

2. How did Dorothea's efforts to create better conditions for the mentally ill succeed?

3. How would the people feel being moved from a prison to this facility? How do you know?

This is a picture of a medallion honoring Dorothea Dix. It tells of her accomplishments and life successes. The Points of Light Extra Mile Walkway is in Washington D.C. and is a great honor.

After her "Memorial" was taken to the General Assembly Dorothea was granted a State Hospital to house the mentally ill. This is just one of the many hospitals and facilities she opened.

After her time as a Civil War nurse, Dorothea Dix Spent a lot of time visiting "insane asylums" and advocating for their rights. She was horrified at the conditions the people in these institutions were living in so she took it into her own hands to fix it. This is a picture of a "bedroom" in one of the institutions.

Source 4:

This picture was taken in an insane asylum by Fred Kaplan in 1974. It was for a documentary called Christmas in Purgatory.

Being a nurse in the Civil War was not an easy job. Not only did they take care of wounded soldiers, they also were responsible for helping with surgeries, feeding, and keeping the soldiers warm. Most nurses did not have experience, but were volunteers.

Source 2:

This photograph was taken by Jim Enos in the U.S.A.M.H.I., Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania.

DBQs

Source 6:

This is an image of the State Hospital by CN Drie in 1872. It was a "bird's eye view" on a postcard.

Source 8:

Dorothea Dix Honoree Medallion

Washington D.C.

1. What do you think it was like for the nurses who had never had experience as a nurse before?

2. What is happening in this picture and what makes you say that?

3. What was the significance of the nurses in the Civil War or in these soldiers' lives?

Superintendent

Advocate for the Mentally Ill

Civil War Nurse

Dorothea Dix's Impact

Narrative

Dorothea Dix did not like attention or fame and was very humble. This is an excerpt from a magazine that had a whole article on Dorothea and how she influenced history.

This is an excerpt from "Memorial" by Dorothea Dix. She wrote this document in order to lay out her arguments to solicit for a State Mental Hospital in North Carolina. She thought keeping them in prisons was inhumane.

Dorothea Dix was a Civil War nurse. This is a photograph of an U.S. Army field hospital during the Civil War in Savage Station, Virginia. It was taken by James F. Gibson in May/August 1862. This photograph portrays what most hospitals looked like in the Civil War.

Dorothea Dix was not only a Civil War nurse, she was put in charge of all Union army nurses (Superintendent of the Union Army Nurses). This is part of the document she wrote which included new requirements women had to meet in order to become a nurse in the Civil War. These requirements were thrown out once the casualties and demand for nurses grew.

Source 3:

Historical Document written by Dorothea Dix on July 14, 1862 through Washington, D.C. It was approved by the Surgeon General at the time.

DBQs

1. What does this document tell you about Dorothea Dix's personality?

2. Do these requirements seem strict or do they make sense for this time period?

3. What do these requirements tell you about this time period?

4. Based on this document, does it seem like Dorothea Dix had a lot of authority? Why?

Source 7:

Article written by Mary Robinson in 1893 in the Century Magazine recognizing notable women in history.

Source 5:

Dorothea Dix pleads for a state mental hospital to the North Carolina General Assembly in November 1848. Excerpt from "Memorial."

DBQs

1. What does the last little poetic line mean in the excerpt? How does this apply to Dorothea Dix?

2. How did Dorothea's friends see her? How did people who weren't very close to Dorothea see her?

3. Based on the article, is it possible to influence history and no one really know of your achievements?

DBQs

1. What do you think the conditions were like in this type of hospital during the War?

2. How is this different from the hospitals we have now?

3. How does this picture make you feel?

1. What is the purpose of this historical paper?

2. What choice did the people talked about in this paper have in the matter of where they were kept?

3. What is a calamity and what is the calamity she talks about in this document?

Source 1

Journey Box Project

Briana Wafford