Describing in horrifying detail the conditions she witnessed in jails, prisons, and asylums, a biography of Dorothea Dix documents her crusade to help the impoverished mentally ill by lobbying legislatures and soliciting funds that ultimately created thirty state asylums.
Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix
$22.20 - $300.00
- UPC:
- 9780029123997
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 1995-06-01
- Author:
- David L. Gollaher
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1st Edition