Question

_________ philanthropist and social reformer traveled throughout the U.S. observing the care given to the "insane". She was so appalled at what she saw that she spent the rest of her life approving the conditions for the incarcerated and mentally ill.

Answer 1

Answer:

Dorothea Lynde Dix

Explanation:

Dorothea Lynde Dix was born in Hampden, Maine, in 1802, to Joseph Dix, a Methodist preacher known for alcoholism and depression. Joseph taught Dorothea how to read and write and she developed love for books and learning.

When she grew up a bit, she traveled with friends around England and when she returned to the U.S, she grew passion for better treatment of insane people. She taught inmates in an East Cambridge prison, and witnessed the poor living conditions in that area which made her to quickly agitate for the legislature of Massachusetts to make reforms for better living conditions.