Dorothea Dix - The Extra Mile - Washington, DC
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BruceS
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Memorial for Dorothea Dix recognizing her early work with the mentally ill. Memorial is located along the Points of Light Volunteer Pathway in Downtown Washington, DC.
Waymark Code: WMNZZA
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
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The memorial consists of a bronze disk embedded in the sidewalk with a relief of Dorothea Dix and the following text:
THE EXTRA MILE
DOROTHEA DIX
1802-1887
INSPIRED BY HER SOCIAL CONSCIENCE, DOROTHEA DIX
LAUNCHED A SELF FINANCED CAREER AIMED AT IMPROVING
THE LIVES OF THE MENTALLY ILL.
HER CRUSADE TO DOCUMENT SQUALID
INSTITUTIONAL LIVING CONDITIONS AND
ANY MEAN TREATMENT BUILT
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND REDEFINED
POLITICAL THOUGHT, LEADING TO MORE
BENEVOLENT TREATMENT PRACTICES.
"I encounter nothing which a
determined will, created by the
necessities of the cause I advocate,
does not enable me to vanquish."
Points of Light Volunteer Pathway