American reformer whose investigations of jails, almshouses, and asylums documented the abuse and neglect of people with mental illness, published as memorials to state legislatures beginning in Massachusetts in 1843. Her advocacy led to the founding or expansion of more than thirty state hospitals for the mentally ill across the United States and influenced asylum reform in Europe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountHampden, Massachusetts (then District of Maine), United States 1 Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountInvestigated and exposed the abuse of the mentally ill in jails and almshouses, leading to the founding of more than thirty state hospitals. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountMemorial to the Massachusetts Legislature (1843) 1 Connections
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Antebellum career section, Memorial to the Massachusetts legislature (1843)
I proceed, Gentlemen, briefly to call your attention to the present state of Insane Persons confined within this Commonwealth, in cages, stalls, pens! Chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed into obedience.
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