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In the 1800s, Dorothea Dix worked to improve conditions in

A.)prisons and hospitals.
B.)mills and factories.
C.)utopian communities.
D.)public schools​

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a

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The correct answer is option A.) "prisons and hospitals".

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Dorothea Lynde Dix is known for her vigorous work in advocating on behalf of prisoners and indigent mentally ill people. Dorothea Dix changed the generalized idea that people that suffered mental illnesses could not be cured. By working on the United States Congress and by lobbying state legislatures, Dorothea Dix helped to created 30 mental hospitals

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