Dorothea Dix: Crusader for the Mentally Ill (Historical American Biographies)

By Amy Paulson Herstek and Amy Herstek Paulson

Book Overview

For years, society had shunned the mentally ill, locking them up and even treating them like criminals. Author Amy Paulson Herstek traces the life and career of Dorothea Dix, the great social reformer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766012581
• ISBN13: 9780766012585
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12