Dorothea Dix – Points of Light Volunteer Pathway – Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 53.904 W 077° 01.835
18S E 323909 N 4307461
Quote of Dorothea Dix on Memorial for her recognizing her early work with the mentally ill. Memorial is located along the Points of Light Volunteer Pathway in Downtown Washington,
Waymark Code: WMNZZB
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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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

The quote is from the description of her travels during the late fall of 1843 when she investigated the conditions for mentally ill in upstate New York.
Address:
G St NW between 13th and 14th St. Washington, DC

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