PEOPLE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE There are many people in society who made a difference in the world. Many of those people did that through standing up for what they believe in. Majority of those people were ridiculed and persecuted for what they did. Few of those individuals were recognized for the difference they made. Dorothea Dix, Gandhi, and Irena Sendler were in that small percent of people who made a huge difference but got recognized for it. Dorothea Dix was born in Hampden, Maine on April 4, 1802. She ran the household and raised her brothers from a young age. Her father taught her to read, write, and helped with her schooling. Dorothea ,as a child, led a very lonely life. Then, at age 12 she moved to Boston with her grandma (History.com
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Then later, her grandmother encouraged her education (History.com staff). She began teaching school at age 14 and continued to teach. In 1819, she returned to Boston and founded Dix Mansion, which was a charity school for girls (Biography.com Editors). At first, she began teaching at East Cambridge jail in Boston. She then noticed how horrible the conditions were for the inmates, especially for the mentally ill. Soon after, Dorothea recorded what she had seen and presented it to the MA legislature (History.com staff) Dorothea then began demanding a reform. She then began traveling across the U.S. and eventually Europe to begin improving conditions for the mentally ill. The Civil War then began interrupting her work. In 1861, she volunteered as a nurse in the Civil War. Then, she briefly returned to her work after the war ended. At 80, she contracted Malaria and died July 17, 1887. All in all, Dorothea today is known as one of the world's greatest social reformer of the 19th …show more content…
Irenas parents were members of the Polish Socialist Party (Aish.com Support). Before Irena’s father died from Typhus, he taught Irena to respect and love all people.In 1930 Irena stood up for a Jewish friend which begn her work(Aish.com Support). Then, in 1939 she got married (Biography.com Editors)and moved to the Warsaw Ghetto when the Nazis invaded Poland. Although she was not Jewish, she still became a social worker and helped people in the Warsaw Ghetto (Housel, Debra J. DBQ). She then joined Zegota. Soon after, she began setting out to save Jewish children (Aish.com Support). Irena started taking children out of the Ghetto and placing them with new families (Biography.com Editors). After relocating children, Irena would write their names down and out them in a jar and she then buried the jar in hopes of reconnecting the children to their families (Housel, Debra J. DBQ). Then, on October 20, 1943 Irena Sendler was arrested. She was sent to prison at Warsaw and tortured almost to the breaking point (Biography.com Editors). While being tortured, the Gestapo broke both of her feet and legs (Housel, Debra J. DBQ) She was then released from prison in February of 1944 (Biography.com Editors). Eventually, in January of 1945 Poland was freed and Irena dug up the jar she had buried years prior. Despite Irena’s hopeful effort, none of the children were re-connected
Then later, her grandmother encouraged her education (History.com staff). She began teaching school at age 14 and continued to teach. In 1819, she returned to Boston and founded Dix Mansion, which was a charity school for girls (Biography.com Editors). At first, she began teaching at East Cambridge jail in Boston. She then noticed how horrible the conditions were for the inmates, especially for the mentally ill. Soon after, Dorothea recorded what she had seen and presented it to the MA legislature (History.com staff) Dorothea then began demanding a reform. She then began traveling across the U.S. and eventually Europe to begin improving conditions for the mentally ill. The Civil War then began interrupting her work. In 1861, she volunteered as a nurse in the Civil War. Then, she briefly returned to her work after the war ended. At 80, she contracted Malaria and died July 17, 1887. All in all, Dorothea today is known as one of the world's greatest social reformer of the 19th …show more content…
Irenas parents were members of the Polish Socialist Party (Aish.com Support). Before Irena’s father died from Typhus, he taught Irena to respect and love all people.In 1930 Irena stood up for a Jewish friend which begn her work(Aish.com Support). Then, in 1939 she got married (Biography.com Editors)and moved to the Warsaw Ghetto when the Nazis invaded Poland. Although she was not Jewish, she still became a social worker and helped people in the Warsaw Ghetto (Housel, Debra J. DBQ). She then joined Zegota. Soon after, she began setting out to save Jewish children (Aish.com Support). Irena started taking children out of the Ghetto and placing them with new families (Biography.com Editors). After relocating children, Irena would write their names down and out them in a jar and she then buried the jar in hopes of reconnecting the children to their families (Housel, Debra J. DBQ). Then, on October 20, 1943 Irena Sendler was arrested. She was sent to prison at Warsaw and tortured almost to the breaking point (Biography.com Editors). While being tortured, the Gestapo broke both of her feet and legs (Housel, Debra J. DBQ) She was then released from prison in February of 1944 (Biography.com Editors). Eventually, in January of 1945 Poland was freed and Irena dug up the jar she had buried years prior. Despite Irena’s hopeful effort, none of the children were re-connected