Prison Reform
Directions: Below, you will see a total of four videos (two from Hilton and two from Locricchio). Choose one video to watch from your class, either A or B. After watching the video, answer the questions that are directly below. Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences on your Reform Movements packet, under the appropriate section.
Hilton Group A
1. How did Dorothea Dix help with the mentally ill people ?
2.How did Dorothea Dix make impact on the world and with helping mentally ill people ? 3.Why did Dorothea wanted to help ill people ? 4.Do you think that she made a huge impact for women of today ? 5. Why do you think Dix wanted to help improve the asylum and the way the mentally ill people was getting treated ? |
Hilton Group B
Watch from 1:00-3:30
1. What did Dorothea agree to do in 1841? 2. What did Dorothea witness at the prison? 3. Who vetoed Dorothea’s ideas? 4. Who did Dorothea persuade to agree with her? 5. Where did dorothea first travel to convince political leaders?? |
Locricchio Group A
1. What disease did Dorothea Dix have?
2. What did Dorothea Dix do in 1848? 3. Why did Dorothea Dix meet with Pope Pius Ix? 4. Did Dorothea Dix Successfully raised funds for the mentally ill? 5. Was Dorothea Dix the first person to serve in a federally Appointed Role? 1. What were some of the misunderstandings about mentally ill people?
2. What would happen to mentally ill people? 3. What did Dorothea Dix do to help the mentally ill? 4. What did Dorothea Dix do in 1854 to try and help the mentally ill? 5. What were the two bills that congress even considered? |
Locricchio Group B
1.Where were mentally ill people live?
2. What was name of the person who help better the conditions of the mentally ill? 3. What did Dorothea Dix write to legislature? 4. What did Dorothea Dix wanted to do in the year 1854? 5. Why Did Dorothea Dix travel the country? |