PrimarySources

"11.8DorotheaDixPleadsforaStateMentalHospital."
DorotheaDixPleadsforaStateMental
Hospital
.N.p.,n.d.Web.02Nov.2015.
<
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchistnewnation/4748
>Thisisaprimarysourcethatshows
DorotheaDixsperspectiveonpeoplewhoarementallyI'llandthattheyreallyneedastatemental
institutiontohelpthem.

Dix,Dorothea."
ITellWhatIHaveSeen
TheReportsofAsylumReformerDorotheaDix."
AmericanJournalofPublicHealth
.AmericanJournalofPublicHealth2006,n.d.Web.02Nov.
2015.
<
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470564/
>Thisisaveryusefulprimarysourcethat
isajournalthatDorotheaDixwroteshowingherinvestigationtowardstheuntreatedmentallyill
peoplethatarekeptinjailinjusticly.

"DorotheaDix'sRequestforaHospitalfortheInsane(excerpt)."
AmericanEras:PrimarySources
.
Ed.SaraConstantakis,etal.Vol.4:ReformEraandEasternU.S.Development,18151850.
FarmingtonHills,MI:Gale,2014.425430.
GaleVirtualReferenceLibrary
.Web.11Nov.2015.
ThisisareliableprimarysourcethatshowthevoiceofDorotheaDixspeakingonbehalfofthe
mentallyillinordertopleadforthebettertreatmentofthementallyill.

"DorotheaDix,ACalltoHelptheMentallyIll(1843)."
DailyLifethroughAmericanHistoryin
PrimaryDocuments
.Ed.RandallM.Miller.Vol.2:TheAmericanRevolutiontoTheCivilWar.
SantaBarbara,CA:Greenwood,2012.7578.
GaleVirtualReferenceLibrary
.Web.11Nov.2015.
ThisaprimarysourceofDorotheadixspeakingonthecruelandharshconditionofthejail.Shetalks
aboutdifferentindividualswhoarementallyillanddontbelongintheprisonsandhowthese
conditionsarenotonlyworseningtheirmentalstatebuttheotherprisonersaroundthem

"DixHospital,Raleigh(labeled'LunaticAsylum')."
DixHospital,Raleigh(labeled'LunaticAsylum')
.
N.p.,n.d.Web.22Nov.2015.<http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/11057>Thisisapictureofthe
ofabirdseyeviewoftheDixHillAsylumwhichisnowtheDixHospital,butlabeledtheLunatic
Asylum.ThisishelpfulsincethishospitalwasestablishedasaresulttotheworksofDorotheaDix.

Dix,DorotheaLynde."ExcerptfromRemarksonPrisonsandPrisonDisciplineintheUnitedStates."
Womenin
America
.Woodbridge,CT:PrimarySourceMedia,1999.AmericanJourney.
StudentResourcesinContext
.
Web.11Nov.2015.ThisisDorotheaDixspeakingontheharshconditionsoftheprisons,includingthe
insufficientimpureamountofwatergivenforcooking,washing,anddrinking.

SecondarySources

"DorotheaDix."
DorotheaDix
.N.p.,n.d.Web.02Nov.2015.
<
http://www.ushistory.com/pages/h1092.html
>.Thisisasecondarysourcethatshowsthe
earlylifeofDorotheaDixleadinguptohowsheeventuallyhelpedthementallyill.

"DorotheaLyndeDix."
History.com
.A&ETelevisionNetworks,n.d.Web.02Nov.2015.
<
http://www.history.com/topics/womenshistory/dorothealyndedix
>.Thiswebsiteisa
secondarysourcethatshowshowDorotheaDiximpactedtheworldwiththeasylum
movementandlateroninherlife.

"DorotheaDix:MentalHealthReformerandCivilWarNurse."
SmithsonianInstitutionArchives
.N.p.,
n.d.Web.02Nov.2015.
<
http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/dorotheadixmentalhealthreformerandcivilwarnurse
>

This
websiteisasecondarysourcethatshowshowDorotheaDixcreatedsomeofhermental
institutionsandwasanurseinthecivilwarandtheimportantrolessheplayed

Parry,ManonS."DorotheaDix(18021887)."
AmericanJournalofPublicHealth
.AmericanJournal
ofPublicHealth2006,n.d.Web.11Nov.2015.
<
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470530/
>.Thisisahelpfulsourcethat
talksaboutDorotheaDix'slifeandleadinguptoheraccomplishmentandhowshehelpedthe
reformofmentalinstitutions

"DorotheaDix."
DorotheaDix
.N.p.,n.d.Web.11Nov.2015.
<http://faculty.webster.edu/woolflm/dorotheadix.html#second>.Thisisahelpfulwebsitethat
explainssomeofherresearchandwhatshehadfoundoutaboutthementallyillinprisons.
Alsoittalksaboutwhatshehaddonetohelpthecause.

Viney,Wayne."DorotheaDix."
DorotheaDix
.N.p.,n.d.Web.12Nov.2015.
<
http://uudb.org/articles/dorotheadix.html
>ThiswebsitereallypinpointshowsheimpactedtheCivil
WarwhensheservedasaSuperintendentofUnitedStatesArmyNurses.

Ghareeb,LaDonna."Dix,Dorothea."N.p.,n.d.Web.
<
http://www.learningtogive.org/resources/dixdorothea
>ItgoesindepthintoDorotheaslife
andandkeyrelatedideas.Italsotiedtoheraboutbeingaphilanthropistforthementallyill.

Trent,JamesW.,Jr."Education:Essay."
DisabilityHistoryMuseum:DisabilityHistoryMuseum
.N.p.,
n.d.Web.12Nov.2015.
<http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/edu/essay.html?id=19>Thissourceofferedbasic
informationonhowshewantedthehospitaltobeabetterenvironmenttoallowthepeopleto
havesomesanity.

"DIYHomeschooler."
DIYHomeschooler
.N.p.,n.d.Web.22Nov.2015.
<
http://diyhomeschooler.com/freehistorystudiesdorothealyndedix/
>.Thiswebsiteshares
thehistoryofDorotheadixthroughoutherlife.Ittellsaboutherjourneyinfindingaboutthe
mentallyillinthecruelandharshconditionsthattheydidnotbelongandherdesiretohelp
them.

"DixHospital,Raleigh(labeled'LunaticAsylum')."
DixHospital,Raleigh(labeled'LunaticAsylum')
.
N.p.,n.d.Web.22Nov.2015.<
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/11057
>Thisisavery
usefulvideothatcontainsvisualinformationandpictureonDorotheaDixwhichwecanuse
onourwebsite.

"DorotheaDix'sAdvocacyfortheMentallyIllinNorthCarolina."
DorotheaDix'sAdvocacyfortheMentally
IllinNorthCarolina
.N.p.,n.d.Web.27Nov.2015.<http://docsouth.unc.edu/highlights/dix.html>.This
websitehelpedbecauseithighlightedalltheimportantdetailsofhowDorotheaDixinvestigatedthe
prisonsinNorthCarolinaresultingtothebuildingoftheDix'sHospital.

"MassMoments:DorotheaDixBeginsHerCrusade."
MassMoments:DorotheaDixBeginsHerCrusade
.
N.p.,n.d.Web.27Nov.2015.<http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=96>.Thiswebsitewas
helpfulbecauseitsummarizedallthethingsthatDorotheaDixaccomplishedduringherlifespanrelating
tothereforms.

"DorotheaDix."
YouTube
.YouTube,n.d.Web.27Nov.2015.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ZQ5dfZFaU>.Thisvideowasveryhelpfulbecauseitexplained
DorotheaDix'sdevotioninhelpingthementallyilltrappedintheharshandcruelconditionsofthe
prisons.