Contains unabridged editions of two memorials presented to the Illinois legislature in 1846-47 by humanitarian and reformer Dorothea Dix, in which she pleaded her case for the humane care and effective treatment of the mentally ill in Illinois; and includes a selection of newspaper articles she wrote detailing conditions in the jails and poorhouses of Illinois communities.
year: 1999
call number/section: 362
subjects: dix, dorothea lynde, 1802-1887, travel, illinois, asylums, illinois, correctional institutions, mentally ill, care, prisoners, social conditions, illinois, social conditions