Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Lange’s Life Dorothea Lange was a famous photographer during the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange lived an interesting childhood. Lange took many popular pictures during the Great Depression era of different people. In addition even during Lange’s final years of life she still had a very fascinating life style. Dorothea Lange was an interesting person and a skillful photographer because, she had an interesting childhood, was a famous photographer during the Great depression, and a…

Seeing some of the photographs and putting a meaning behind them was very influential on my perception of Dorothea Lange. Of course, I had seen many of her photographs, but seeing them through her eyes was an interesting experience for me. I found certain photographs informative of the times. Others, I found descriptive of something larger. Some were even beautiful…

Dorothea Lange is one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. Born in May 1895 in the United States her real last name was Nutzhorn. Lange was the maiden name of her mother, which Dorothea adopted as her own. She learned photography was enrolling in the New York school Clarence H. White, an American photographer, teacher and one of the founding members of the Photo-Secession movement, his influences where family and the rural social life of America. She studied there…

A Mother’s Heart: The Determination to Live Dorothea Lange is a famous photographer, mainly known for her photographs during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the deepest and longest economic downturn in the United States. Many people lost their jobs and money, forcing them to become homeless. Lange expresses this era in America through her photographs. A widely known photo representing that time was “Migrant Mother”. The photograph displays Florence Owens Thompson, a weary mother…

Dorothea Dix was famously known for her contributions in the Mental Health reform and in her great efforts in organizing military hospitals during the Civil War. Dorothea Dix during her early years was always compassionate and caring for her loved ones, no matter the cause. With this, it lead to her going at great lengths to help those in need. For example, during her teenage years she started a school for girls who wanted an education because at the time they were not welcomed to go to school.…

Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea Lynde Dix. Mother Teresa, to begin with, was a significant woman for past and present times. In her early life, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, otherwise known as Mother Teresa, was born on AUgust 26, 1910 in Skopje Macedonia. WHile still a small child,…

groups were located in the North, not the South. This was due to the fast pace of change in the North. Some reformers also wanted to improve the conditions in hospitals, prisons, and asylums. This leading to the Reformer Dorothea Dix who was a mental health reformer. Dorothea Dix was constantly trying her best to improve the lives of the unfortunate people. She tried to help the less fortunate by working in many different occupations. Since…

and prisons were for criminals and the mentally ill. The emphasis on human perfectibility led some reformers to provide care for the physically and mentally ill. Many people lead this movement including Dorothea Dix. She traveled the country visiting a large amount of asylums and prisons. Through Dix work and others the treatment of patients improved vastly.…

eliminated, but Horace Mann did create a great change in the U.S. for many children by turning his vision into a reality. The prison reform movement was crucial to help prevent the deaths of more mentally ill people within prisons or asylums. Dorothea Dix, reformer, teacher, nurse, writer, and philanthropist, dedicated her time to help improve conditions in prisons and create appropriate places for the mentally ill to live in. She advocated for prisoners and the mentally ill because many…

was not as expected. Another factor was the staff were not educated or trained so that resulted in violence to keep control. This reform was not a bad idea and it was more humane. Then there is the Dorothea Dix reform which consisted of the thought of inmates benefited from separation from others. Dorothea…