Annotated Bibliography

Primary
Beach, Seth Curtis. Daughters of the Puritans

. Cambridge: The American Unitarian Association,

1905.
In 1905, The Daughters of Puritans was written by Seth Curtis Beach at Cambridge. It
includes a sequence of pages that is only about information on the reform of Dorothea Dix.
Within this digital book there is crucial details on prison and asylum reform from the perspective
of someone reviewing Dorotheas reform efforts.
Dix, Dorothea. I Tell What I've Seen. Memorial To The Legislature Of Massachusetts (1843):
1.Accessed October 14, 2016.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470564/#__ffn_sectitle.
In 1843 Dorothea Dix read an article to the legislature of Massachusetts about the
condition of the mentally ill in their asylums. It included key details about the struggles many
mentally ill had while living in these inhumane conditions. It also provided examples of abuse
and neglect to insane people in other states she had inspected. This source was helpful because it
gave immense detail on how the mentally ill were treated and how Dorothea acted against the
neglect of them.
Insane Asylums,

New York Times, May 18 1854, accessed November 4, 2016,

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9906E1D8103AE334BC4052DFB3
66838F649FDE.
In the 1854 there were no bills or laws protecting the humanity of the insane people
living in U.S. asylums and prisons. Shown in this website containing a newspaper, many others
had different views on humanity and little change was made. But because of this it encouraged
Dorothea to try and pass a bill for protecting the rights of these people. Even though she had
gained many followers and publicity, the Dorothea Dixs Insane Bill was soon vetoed.
Roe, Alfred S. Dorothea Lynde Dix: A Paper Read Before the Worcester of Antiquity.(1888):
1-20.Accessed October 13, 2016
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009282610;view=1up;seq=5.
Even after her death in 1808, many people still kept her efforts in their minds. As shown
in this website, her impact still lived on and her efforts continued to affect people after she had
been pronounced dead. From the public getting angered by her burial not being mentioned to
placing up a fountain memorial in memory of her, the public was still phased by Dorothea Dixs
reform work.

Miss Dix, New York Times, July 24, 1887, accessed November 4, 2016,
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9800EFDC1430E633A25757C2A9
619C94669FD7CF.
As a whole, the country in 1877 was deeply affected by Dorotheas reform efforts. Seen
in this digital newspaper, inspiration spread across young women in the United States as they
aspired to become a leader just as Dorothea Dix had been. Many people felt impacted by
Dorothea as her legacy and aspirations continued to flood her followers daily lives.

Secondary
Brumb, Jenn. Dorothea Dix. Webster.edu. Accessed September 30,
2016.http://faculty.webster.edu/woolflm/dorotheadix.html.
In the 1800s, public people were very blind and ignorant to the conditions of asylums in
the United States. As described in this website, many questions and concerns were asked about
these conditions and Dorothea Dix answered many of those questions. Although her work in the
asylum reform movement was very efficient it was as well almost radical. Before subsiding to
these radical speeches to the people about these inhumane conditions in facilities, she worked as
a nurse and teacher, providing her an easy way to communicate with others efficiently.
Casarez, Tana Brumfield. Dorothea Lynde. May, 2000. Accessed September 30,
2016.http://www.websteruniv.edu/woolflm/dorotheadix.html.
For many reformers in the early 1800s, personal issues spurred their reform work. This
was no different for Dorothea Dix as her relationship with her family deteriorated due to mental
illnesses, shown on this website. Because of this dysfunctional lifestyle instead of suppressing
her, it inspired her to work even harder in the asylum reform. Many contributions made in the
asylum and prison reform were caused by Dorothea Dix and her efforts for insane people.
History.com Staff. Dorothea Lynde Dix. History.com. 2009. Accessed September 30,
2016.http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/dorothea-lynde-dix.
The state of the mentally ill in this era was very appalling. Beaten and starved, mentally
ill people suffered in these facilities. As described in this historical website, Dorothea Dix had a
strong and passionate view about the unsanitary conditions in asylums but because of her
personal life at home her views became even more powerful. Many of her family members
suffered from alcoholism and depression, providing a personal connection between her and the
people living in mental facilities. Thus causing her to react radically and efficiently towards
these asylum issues.

National Women's Hall of Fame. Dorothea Dix. National Women's Hall of Fame. N.p., 2016.
Web. 4 Nov. 2016. <https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/dorothea-dix/>.
In the 1800s many households in America just sent mentally ill family members to live in
horrible asylums.Dorothea Dix had both mentally ill parents which acted as a motive for her
immense work in asylum reform which is provided on this website.Within the web page it shows
how people of the 1840s saw the mentally ill. It shows detail on how those people often had very
untrue and biased stereotypes about the insane living in America. Lastly it shows the economic
impact and social impact across the country that was caused by Dorothea during this time.
UShistory.org. Prison and Asylum Reform. U.S. History Pre-Columbian to the New
Millennium.N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2016. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/26d.asp>.
America in 1841 had inhumane living conditions for prisoners and mentally ill people to
live in.This spurred reform work for these prisons and asylums.Dorothea was a main person
helping the reform.The years of reform work, such as journalization of the mentally ill and
speeches against the conditions of the prisons, of Dorothea Dix is summarized in this website.
The website provides an overall summary of most of the reform she had done but still did not
provide all of the reform work. But it describes some of the controversy in asylum/prison reform
during the 1840s and how that controversy affected Dorotheas work.Lastly it also includes how
the public people viewed Dorothea as she gave speeches on the condition of the mentally ill in
America.