All posts tagged "dorothea dix"
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14.5K21New HampshireThe Triumph and Tragedy of Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was elected as the 14th and possibly worst president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1852. During his presidency...
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14.5K10MassachusettsSarah Bagley Avenges the New England Mill Girls
A powerful Massachusetts politician in 1845 learned the hard way not to mess with the mill girls – and especially not with...
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13.0K4MassachusettsDorothea Dix and Franklin Pierce: The Battle for the Mentally Ill
Before she led the Union Army nursing corps during the Civil War, New England’s Dorothea Dix led the most ambitious reform efforts...
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4.5K3Arts and LeisureAnna Lowell Woodbury, The Forgotten Cambridge Chef
Few remember Anna Lowell Woodbury, the blueblood who spent her life tending to sick soldiers and teaching poor women — including poor...
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