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Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix
Voice for the Mad The Life of Dorothea Dix Author:David L. Gollaher Describing in horrifying detail the conditions she witnessed in jails, prisons, and asylums, a biography of Dorothea Dix documents her crusade to help the impoverished mentally ill by lobbying legislatures and soliciting funds that ultimately created thirty state asylums.