Following the Footsteps of Dorothea Dix

By maddie_addington

  • Dix is born

    Dorothea Dix is born in Hampden, Maine.

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812 begins and Dix's family moves to Vermont.

  • School Opened

    At the age of 14, Dorothea Dix opens her first school for younger children.

  • A New Governer

    General Levi Lincoln was elected the new government of Massachusetts who later helped Dorothea Dix establish the law regarding mental health to be taken as a goverment policy.

  • Cambridge Jail

    Dorothea Dix was asked to volunteer and teach at the Cambridge jail.

  • Memorials

    Based on her observations, Dix made a powerful memorial which was presented to the Massachusetts legislature.

  • Federal Land-Grants

    Dix proposed that a federal land-grant of 12,500,000 acres be set aside as a public benefit.

  • Franklin Pierce

    Franklin Pierce is elected president.

  • Dorothea DIx Hospital

    Dix's hard work inspired many hospitals to be built like the Dorothea Dix hospital that was built in 1856 and was later named after her.

  • The Civil War

    After the Civil War began, Dix volunteered her services and was named Superintendent of United States Army Nurses.

  • The Civil War Ends

    The Civil War ends and Dorotha Dix goes back to finding ways for the menatlly ill.

  • Dix Passes

    Dorothea Dix passes away and is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.