1. By Robert

2.  Daughter of Methodist preacher Joseph Dix  Moved in with her Grandmother when she was 12  Founded her first school at 14

3.  Went to a jail to teach inmates  Found conditions horrible  Found mentally ill being kept in prison

4.  Went all around America  Tried to make life for prisoners better  Fought for the better treatment and rooms for the mentally ill

5.  Took a break from prison reform  Joined the military as the superintendent of the female nurses  Was strict with nurses and made them be the best  Improved war hospital

6.  Suzanne, L. (05, 12 12). Civil war home. Retrieved from http://www.civilwarhome.com/dixbio.htm  Meredith, M. (2010, april 4). Documenting the american south. Retrieved from http://docsouth.unc.edu/ highlights/dix.html  ushistory.org. (2008). U.s. history online textbook. Retrieved from http://www.ushistory.org/us/26d.asp  Online highways. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.u-s- history.com/pages/h1092.html  Sifakis, Carl. "Dorothea Dix, prison reform and." Encyclopedia of American Prisons. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=EAPR0075&SingleRecord=True (accessed November 7, 2012)