Dorothea Dix worked as an educator, a reformer for the treatment of mentally ill, and as an author in the mid nineteenth century.
Dorothea Dix formed many schools at different times in her life and worked towards educating young minds. She began teaching when she was around 14 or 15 years of age. She worked to teach young girls during a time where doing such was controversial. Dix also focused her efforts towards writing educational books, such as Conversations on Common Things in 1824 and The Garland of Flora in 1829 as two examples. It is admirable how she invested herself and made an impact on these children, despite suffering bouts of illnesses.
In 1840 to 1850s, Dix investigated and advocated