Dorothea Dix Devoted Much Time to the Crusade for the

question 86

Multiple Choice

Dorothea Dix devoted much time to the crusade for the

• A) immediate abolition of slavery.
• B) establishment of common schools in the South.
• C) better treatment of convicted criminals in jail.
• D) construction of humane mental hospitals for the insane.
• E) right for women to vote in local school elections.

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