Dorothea Dix and dr. Francis T. Stribling: an Intense Friendship Letters: 1849-1874

Name: Dorothea Dix and dr. Francis T. Stribling: an Intense Friendship Letters: 1849-1874
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ISBN: 9781425797911

ISBN-10: 1425797911

ISBN-13: 9781425797911

Edition: 2008

Authors: Alice Davis Wood

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This is primarily the story of the long-time friendship between Dorothea Dix and Dr. Stribling as told by them in their unedited letters. The letters are preceded by summaries of their life experiences at the time their friendship began. Dix was the most politically active and well-traveled woman her time. She enlarged or founded thirty-two mental hospitals in fifteen states, and other countries, fifteen schools for the feeble-minded, a school for the blind, and several training schools for nurses. Dix successfully petitioned Congress to create the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington, D. C. Dix petitioned Congress in 1854 to sell twelve million acres of public land whose…

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List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation LLC
Publication date: 10/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 156
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English