Question

please help!!! Which of the following best describes the contributions of Dorothea Dix? Dorothea Dix helped found the first homeless shelter for poverty stricken families in the late 1800s. Dorothea Dix educated people about mental illness and the possibility of recovery for most patients. Dorothea Dix was an outspoken supporter of equal educational opportunities for all American children. Dorothea Dix informed the public about the importance of refraining from making or consuming alcohol.

Answer 1

Answer: Dorothea Dix educated people about mental illness and the possibility of recovery for most patients.

Explanation:

Dorothea Dix was a pioneer reformer in the 1820's who faught to get the insane to be treated as mentally ill.  She was abele to gett improvements in the in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums around the U.S. and Canada. She persuaded several states to take responsibility over the mentally ill and worked as the Superintendent of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Answer 2

Dorothea Dix help expaned and founded more than 30 hospitals within a period of 15 years. She did this and educated people about mental illnesses and the possibility if recovery for most patients.