Dorothea Dix: Hello, my name is Dorothea Dix, and people know me for being a reformer and leader of the idea that people with any sort of mental illness can be cured and helped.
Frederick Douglass: Hi, my name is Frederick Douglass and I am a well known reformer and abolitionist for slavery and racism.
DD: Although that is great, I am the best reformer because my achievement in support of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create many new institutions across the world. ( mainly in the US and Europe)
FD: Wow that's impressive, almost as impressive as being called the most important black leader of the 19th century.
DD: We are both very important reformers but let's take a look at whose cause had a greater impact on America.
FD: Sounds good. …show more content…
I traveled to multiple prisons where the prisoners and the mentally ill were held. I discovered that their treatment was unbearable. They were whipped, starved, beaten, and were permitted many other harsh treatments as a result of them being there. When I saw this, I began to take action.
FD: Interesting. Well I wrote many books that influenced views on slavery and racism including my autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. As an abolitionist, I supported getting rid of things like slavery and racism. I also supported early women's rights, I believed everyone was equal and I wasn't afraid to show it.
DD: While you were writing books, I was making the lives of the Americans in prison better. After I documented my findings, I went to the many state legislatures. There, I persuaded them to make the conditions for the prisoners significantly better, and because the states began to take action, the people began to view people on prisons
Frederick Douglass: Hi, my name is Frederick Douglass and I am a well known reformer and abolitionist for slavery and racism.
DD: Although that is great, I am the best reformer because my achievement in support of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create many new institutions across the world. ( mainly in the US and Europe)
FD: Wow that's impressive, almost as impressive as being called the most important black leader of the 19th century.
DD: We are both very important reformers but let's take a look at whose cause had a greater impact on America.
FD: Sounds good. …show more content…
I traveled to multiple prisons where the prisoners and the mentally ill were held. I discovered that their treatment was unbearable. They were whipped, starved, beaten, and were permitted many other harsh treatments as a result of them being there. When I saw this, I began to take action.
FD: Interesting. Well I wrote many books that influenced views on slavery and racism including my autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. As an abolitionist, I supported getting rid of things like slavery and racism. I also supported early women's rights, I believed everyone was equal and I wasn't afraid to show it.
DD: While you were writing books, I was making the lives of the Americans in prison better. After I documented my findings, I went to the many state legislatures. There, I persuaded them to make the conditions for the prisoners significantly better, and because the states began to take action, the people began to view people on prisons