Breaking the Chains: The Crusade of Dorothea Lynde Dix by Penny Colman (English)

Description: Breaking the Chains by Penny Colman Recounts Dorothea Dixs lifelong fight to improve the lives of others, such as her own family, the mentally ill, prisoners, the physically ill, and the retarded. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Dorothea Dix was almost forty years old when she discovered that people, especially poor people, with mental illness were "confined in cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens . chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed into obedience." Outraged by this knowledge, Dix led a forty-year crusade for the humane treatment of people with mental illness. Year after year, she traveled thousands of miles by stagecoach, boats, horseback, and railroad to investigate and expose the horrendous conditions. She lobbied legislators, governors, and presidents to provide treatment and facilities for people with mental illness. She took her crusade to Scotland, Italy, and Russia. During the Civil War, she served as the Superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Army, as such she had more authority and power than any other woman had had in the military prior to and during the Civil War. After the war, she resumed her crusade. When Dorothea Dix died in 1887, people around the world honored her. Proclamations, testimonials, and tributes were spoken and printed from the United States to Japan to England. A prominent American doctor wrote, "Thus had died and been laid to rest . the most useful and distinguished woman America has yet produced." Author Biography Penny Colman is the author of many nonfiction books, including "Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts," She lives in Englewood, New Jersey. Details ISBN0595437141 Author Penny Colman Short Title BREAKING THE CHAINS Audience Age 9-12 Language English ISBN-10 0595437141 ISBN-13 9780595437146 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 2007 Residence US Publisher iUniverse Subtitle The Crusade of Dorothea Lynde Dix DOI 10.1604/9780595437146 UK Release Date 2007-03-26 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-03-26 NZ Release Date 2007-03-26 US Release Date 2007-03-26 Pages 148 Publication Date 2007-03-26 Imprint iUniverse Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134736249;

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