{"product_id":"dorothea-dix-advocate-for-mental-health-care-hardcover","title":"Dorothea Dix: Advocate for Mental Health Care - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Muckenhoupt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy exposing the sickening conditions people with mental illness endured in jails, almshouses, and basement cells, Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) single-handedly transformed the U.S. system of mental health care in the 19th century. Dix traveled from state to state, describing the hideous suffering people who were both poor and mentally ill endured at the hands of their captors. Her tireless research and personal lobbying of legislators led to construction of asylums for the mentally ill in state after state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOxford Portraits are informative and insightful biographies of people whose lives shaped their times and continue to influence ours. Based on the most recent scholarship, they draw heavily on primary sources, including writings by and about their subjects. Each book is illustrated with a wealth of photographs, documents, memorabilia, framing the personality and achievements of its subject against the backdrop of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeg Muckenhoupt\u003c\/strong\u003e has written articles on travel in Boston and local environmental issues for \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e the Boston Phoenix\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoston Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eand the\u003cem\u003e Time Out Boston\u003c\/em\u003e guide. Her book \u003cem\u003eSigmund Freud: Explorer of the Unconscious\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press) won the American Academy of Sciences 1998 Best science Books for Junior High and High school readers, and has been translated into seven languages. She holds a certificate in Field Botany from the New England Wild Flower Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 127\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 10.26 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256179253350,"sku":"9780195129212","price":83.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eFpFOGUyQ2pqTXh5aEc5SkVvbGxMQT09.webp?v=1773701436","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dorothea-dix-advocate-for-mental-health-care-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}